About Richard Thrasher
Lived 1922 – 1993 (aged 71). Richard Thrasher was a Canadian politician and lawyer.
Richard Devere Thrasher (5 March 1922 – 11 October 1993) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Amherstburg, Ontario and became a barrister and solicitor by career.
He was first elected at the Essex South riding in the 1957 general election and re-elected in the 1958 election during which time he served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour (1959–1961, and early 1962).
Thrasher was defeated by the Liberal party's Eugene Whelan in the 1962 election and was unsuccessful in unseating Whelan at Essex South in the 1963 and 1965 elections.
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Who was Richard Thrasher?
Canadian politician (1922–1993)
When was Richard Thrasher born?
Richard Thrasher was born on 5 March 1922 in Amherstburg.
When did Richard Thrasher die?
Richard Thrasher died on 11 October 1993.
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Richard Thrasher was a politician and lawyer.
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Richard Thrasher was Canadian.
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