About Ernest Draffin
Lived 1909 – 1982 (aged 73). Ernest Draffin was a Canadian politician.
Ernest Richard Draffin (September 21, 1909 – December 19, 1982) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1945 to 1949 as a member of the social-democratic Cooperative Commonwealth Federation.
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, He also campaigned for the Winnipeg City Council in the 1953 municipal election, but was defeated in the city's predominantly middle-class first ward.
Draffin was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 1981 in recognition of his soccer playing abilities and contributions to the sport.
He died in Winnipeg at the age of 73.
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Who was Ernest Draffin?
Canadian politician
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Ernest Draffin was born on 21 September 1909.
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Ernest Draffin died on 19 December 1982.
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Ernest Draffin was a politician.
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