About Richard Orr Newton
Lived 1905 – 1963 (aged 57). Richard Orr Newton was a Canadian politician.
Richard Orr Newton (May 14, 1905 – February 14, 1963) was an educator, general store and restaurant owner, and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Columbia in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in 1952 and then from 1953 to 1963 as a Social Credit member.
He was born in Hornings Mills, Ontario in 1905, He resigned his seat in 1952 to allow Robert Bonner to be elected to the assembly. In 1963, Newton died in office at home in Invermere at the age of 57.
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Who was Richard Orr Newton?
Canadian politician (1905-1963)
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Richard Orr Newton was born on 14 May 1905.
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Richard Orr Newton died on 14 February 1963.
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Richard Orr Newton was a politician.
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