Arthur James Richard Ash, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About Arthur James Richard Ash
- Arthur James Richard Ash (September 30, 1906 – January 15, 1988) was a merchant and political figure in British Columbia.
- He represented Saanich in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1948 to 1952 as a Liberal. He was born in Brandon, Manitoba, the son of W.H.
- Ash and Catherine McDonald, and was educated in Ottawa.
- In 1934, he was named a lieutenant in the Princess Louise Dragoon Guards of Ottawa.
- Ash married Vera Marie Carnie in 1943.
- He was an alderman in Ottawa from 1934 to 1942, served during World War II and moved to Saanich, British Columbia in 1946.
- Ash was first elected to the assembly in a 1948 by-election held after Norman William Whittaker was named to the BC Supreme Court.
- He was a member of the Liberal-Conservative coalition in the provincial assembly.
- Ash was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1952.
- He also served two terms as reeve of Saanich.
- Ash died in Victoria, at the age of 81.
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