John R. Solomon
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John R. Solomon was a politician in Manitoba, Canada
. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
from 1941 to 1957, alternately as an independent and as a Liberal-Progressive
.
Solomon was educated at the University of Manitoba
where he earned a law degree. He worked as a barrister, and was the director for the Selkirk
Board of Trade. He was also a member of the Ukrainian Self Reliance League.
He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1941 provincial election
, for the rural constituency of Emerson. At the time, Manitoba was governed by a coalition ministry representing all of the major parties, and some independents. Solomon contested the Liberal-Progressive
nomination, but lost it to Herbert Wright
and entered the contest as a pro-coalition Independent Liberal. He defeated Wright by 701 votes in the general election.
Solomon joined the Liberal-Progressive party after the election, and was returned without difficulty in the 1945 provincial election
. In the 1949 election
, he was returned by acclamation.
Solomon lost the Emerson Liberal-Progressive nomination to Frank Casper in the buildup to the 1953 election
, but campaigned as an "Independent Liberal-Progressive" and defeated Caspar by 174 votes. He resigned his seat in 1957, when he was appointed as a judge.
Canada
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. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and the lieutenant governor form the Legislature of Manitoba, the legislature of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly in provincial general elections, all in single-member constituencies with first-past-the-post...
from 1941 to 1957, alternately as an independent and as a Liberal-Progressive
Manitoba Liberal Party
The Manitoba Liberal Party is a political party in Manitoba, Canada. Its roots can be traced to the late nineteenth-century, following the province's creation in 1870.-Origins and early development :...
.
Solomon was educated at the University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...
where he earned a law degree. He worked as a barrister, and was the director for the Selkirk
Selkirk, Manitoba
Selkirk is a city in the western Canadian province of Manitoba, located about 22 km northeast of the provincial capital Winnipeg on the Red River, near . As of the 2006 census, Selkirk had a population of 9,515....
Board of Trade. He was also a member of the Ukrainian Self Reliance League.
He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1941 provincial election
Manitoba general election, 1941
Manitoba's general election of April 22, 1941 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.This election was held shortly after the formation of a coalition government in December 1940...
, for the rural constituency of Emerson. At the time, Manitoba was governed by a coalition ministry representing all of the major parties, and some independents. Solomon contested the Liberal-Progressive
Manitoba Liberal Party
The Manitoba Liberal Party is a political party in Manitoba, Canada. Its roots can be traced to the late nineteenth-century, following the province's creation in 1870.-Origins and early development :...
nomination, but lost it to Herbert Wright
Herbert Wright (politician)
Herbert Henry Wright was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1936 to 1941....
and entered the contest as a pro-coalition Independent Liberal. He defeated Wright by 701 votes in the general election.
Solomon joined the Liberal-Progressive party after the election, and was returned without difficulty in the 1945 provincial election
Manitoba general election, 1945
Manitoba's general election of October 15, 1945 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.The 1945 provincial election was extremely different from the previous election, which was held in 1941...
. In the 1949 election
Manitoba general election, 1949
Manitoba's general election of November 10, 1949 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.This election pitted the province's coalition government, made up of the Liberal-Progressive Party and the Progressive Conservative Party, against a variety of...
, he was returned by acclamation.
Solomon lost the Emerson Liberal-Progressive nomination to Frank Casper in the buildup to the 1953 election
Manitoba general election, 1953
Manitoba's general election of June 8, 1953 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. This was the first election held in Manitoba after the breakup of a ten-year coalition government led by the Liberal-Progressives and Progressive Conservatives...
, but campaigned as an "Independent Liberal-Progressive" and defeated Caspar by 174 votes. He resigned his seat in 1957, when he was appointed as a judge.