David Croll entered provincial politics in the 1930s, and served as minister of public works and municipal affairs in the Mitch Hepburn government.
14 Facts About David Croll
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David Croll won election to the House of Commons of Canada in 1945.
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David Croll served as a senator until his death, on June 11,1991, a few hours after what would be his last senate sitting.
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David Croll became a lawyer and entered politics serving as mayor of Windsor, Ontario from 1931 to 1934 during the worst days of the Great Depression.
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David Croll made his reputation as a social reformer when he insisted the city go into deficit in order to provide relief programs for the unemployed and destitute.
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David Croll became Canada's first Jewish cabinet minister when he became Minister of Public Welfare.
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David Croll later added the portfolios of Minister of Municipal Affairs and Minister of Labour.
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David Croll served in the Canadian Army during the Second World War, enlisting as a Private in the Essex Scottish Regiment and rising in rank to lieutenant-colonel.
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David Croll was recruited by the Liberal Party of Canada to contest the Toronto riding of Spadina in the 1945 federal election.
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The popular David Croll was seen as the only Liberal who could defeat him.
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David Croll handily won a seat in the House of Commons of Canada, becoming Spadina's Member of Parliament and Tory Toronto's sole Liberal MP.
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David Croll was re-elected in the 1949 and 1953 elections.
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David Croll remained an active senator until his death, even taking his seat in the "Red Chamber" a few hours before his death.
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David Croll died of heart failure in the Chateau Laurier Hotel, a few hours after attending an afternoon senate session on June 11,1991.