About Clifford Barclay
Lived 1876 – 1961 (aged 84). Clifford Barclay was a Canadian politician.
Clifford Barclay (August 20, 1876 – February 22, 1961
Barclay was born in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the son of Hugh Barclay and Imogene Smedley, and came to Manitoba in 1911. He settled near Tyndall. Barclay served with the Royal Engineers during World War I.
He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1922 provincial election, as a candidate of the United Farmers of Manitoba (UFM).
Barclay served as a backbench supporter of Bracken's government for the next five years. He was defeated in the 1927 provincial election, losing to Liberal Murdoch Mackay
He died in Winnipeg at the age of 84.
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Canadian politician
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Clifford Barclay was born on 20 August 1876.
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Clifford Barclay died on 22 February 1961.
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Clifford Barclay was a politician.
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