Wallis Walter LeFeaux, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: London
About Wallis Walter LeFeaux
- Wallis Walter Lefeaux (September 19, 1881 – November 24, 1972) was an English-born merchant, lawyer and political figure in British Columbia.
- He represented Vancouver Centre in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1941 to 1945 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member. He was born in London in 1881, of Huguenot descent, and worked as a bookkeeper and travelling salesman before coming to Canada at the age of 20.
- Lefeaux worked as a fur trader before becoming a clothing retailer.
- He was also involved in real estate.
- He served as an alderman in Revelstoke.
- Lefeaux was also president of the Socialist Party of Canada.
- He ran unsuccessfully as a Socialist candidate provincially in 1907, as a Labour candidate for the Canadian House of Commons in 1926 and as a CCF candidate for the Vancouver Centre provincial seat in 1933 before being elected to the provincial assembly in 1941.
- Lefeaux was defeated when he ran for reelection to the assembly in 1945 and 1949.
- He died in West Vancouver at the age of 90.In 1921, he published A study of bolshevism.
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