Henry Leslie Rowntree was a politician in Ontario, Canada.
11 Facts About Leslie Rowntree
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Leslie Rowntree was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1956 to 1971.
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Leslie Rowntree served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Leslie Frost and John Robarts.
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Leslie Rowntree attended Runnymede Public School and Humberside Collegiate Institute.
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Leslie Rowntree graduated from University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School.
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Leslie Rowntree defeated CCF candidate Lynn Williams by 4,993 votes.
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Leslie Rowntree was appointed to cabinet in 1960 as the Minister of Transport.
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Leslie Rowntree replaced John Yaremko who resigned due to an illness.
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Leslie Rowntree was named Minister of Labour in 1962 in a large cabinet shuffle.
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In February 1969, during a session in the assembly, Leslie Rowntree rose to speak about an NDP opposition member's position on water pollution.
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Leslie Rowntree died at Honey Harbour, Ontario in 1975 at the age of 60.