Leonard Claydon, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Leonard Claydon

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 31-Dec-1915

Date of Death: 08-Dec-1971

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Leonard Harold Claydon (December 31, 1915 in Winnipeg, Manitoba – December 8, 1971) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada.
He served in the Manitoba legislature as a Progressive Conservative from 1969 until his death. Claydon was educated at Winnipeg public schools and St.
Johns College.
He worked as a merchant and technician, and served in the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1940 to 1946, spending three and a half years overseas and reaching the rank of Flight Lieutenant.
He later operated a hardware store in Winnipeg.
He was a Scottish Rite freemason and a member of the United Church of Canada.
Claydon also worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway and Trans-Canada Airlines.He was elected to the Winnipeg City Council in the 1960 municipal election, was re-elected four times.
He chaired the city's Public Works Committee from 1961 to 1969, and served as acting deputy mayor in 1968.Claydon won a by-election for the Manitoba legislature in the riding of Wolseley in February 1969, following the resignation of former Premier Dufferin Roblin.
He remained a member of the Winnipeg City Council after his provincial election.Claydon was re-elected in the 1969 provincial election, but died two years later in Winnipeg after a lengthy illness.He played an important role in returning a steam train now known as the "Prairie Dog Central" into service in the Winnipeg area.