Joseph Reid (politician)

Joseph Reid
Member of Parliament
for St. Catharines
In office
1979–1988
Preceded by Gilbert Parent
Succeeded by Ken Atkinson
Personal details
Born Joseph Lloyd Reid
(1917-09-24)24 September 1917
Gowan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died 14 August 2015(2015-08-14) (aged 97)
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Political party Progressive Conservative Party

Joseph Lloyd Reid (24 September 1917 14 August 2015) was a Canadian politician. He is a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He is a lawyer by career.[1]

Reid was president of the St. Catharines Chamber of Commerce in the mid-1960s and was the city's mayor from 1973 to 1976.[2] He represented the Ontario riding of St. Catharines where he was first elected in 1979. Reid was re-elected in 1980 and 1984, serving successive terms from the 31st to the 33rd Canadian Parliaments. Reid left national politics in 1988 and did not campaign in that year's federal election.

References

  1. "Joseph Lloyd Reid". Your Life Moments. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  2. Stephens, William. "Mayors of the City of St Catharines" (PDF). Historical Society of St Catharines. Retrieved 23 June 2015.


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