John Everett Lyle Streight, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn Everett Lyle Streight
Canadian politician
Date of Birth: 
Place of Birth: Islington-City Centre West, Ontario, Canada
About John Everett Lyle Streight
- Colonel John Everett Lyle Streight (August 15, 1880 – June 2, 1955) was a Canadian lumber merchant, military officer and politician. Streight's was born and kept a home in Islington, Ontario (now part of Toronto) throughout his life.
- He joined the army at the age of 18, beginning a 46-year military career in which he was awarded the Military Cross.
- He fought in the South African War at the dawn of the 20th century and also saw action in World War I in which he was captured and became a prisoner of war.In the 1930s he served as aide-de-camp to the Governor General of Canada and, in 1932, served as aide-de-camp to King George V.Streight first ran for federal office in the 1921 federal election as a Liberal but was defeated in his York West by Henry Lumley Drayton.
- He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada on his second attempt, 14 years later, in the 1935 federal election winning by 60 votes.
- In 1937, he was a member of the Canadian contingent attending the coronation of King George VI.
- That year, he turned down an invitation from Adolf Hitler to speak to German youth on the need to establish an equivalent to the Canadian Legion.
- He retired from politics in 1940.
Read more at Wikipedia