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About Lemuel Harris
- This article is about the Canadian socialist politician, not to be confused with the American communist agricultural expert Lement Harris.Lemuel (Lem) Harris (December 15, 1907 in Wales – July 24, 1996) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada.
- He was a member of the Manitoba legislature from 1959 to 1969, representing the social democratic CCF and its successor, the NDP.Harris moved with his family to Canada at a young age.
- He worked for the Burns meat packing plant in Winnipeg.
- He was from a trade-union background, and represented a strongly working-class constituency during his time in office. He was elected for the riding of Logan in the election of 1959, defeating Progressive Conservative A.E.
- Bennett by 177 votes.
- He was re-elected by greater margins in the election of 1962 and the election of 1966, and supported Edward Schreyer's bid to become leader of the NDP in 1968-69.
- He retired from politics in 1969, just prior to the NDP's rise to government within the province. Harris died in Winnipeg at the age of 88.
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