Scoop Lewry
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Louis Harrington "Scoop" Lewry, (April 16, 1919 – February 25, 1992) was a Canadian
politician and reporter.
Born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
, he was elected as an alderman on the Moose Jaw city council in 1948. Lewry later became mayor of the city in 1950 and served in this role until 1956. He was married to Jean Lewry (née Munroe), and had five children (Philip (Doreen Ludke), Catherine (Robert Patterson), Janet, Harold, and Mary (Roger Rothwell). He had 13 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.
In 1957
, he ran and won in a close race for the position of Member of Parliament for Moose Jaw—Lake Centre
as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
candidate. He ran again in 1958, losing widely to J. Ernest Pascoe
in the Diefenbaker landslide. Pascoe was the same Conservative candidate he had defeated a year earlier.
He then served as Mayor again, from 1965 to 1970 and, in a third term of office, from 1983 to 1988.
In 1980, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada
.
Canada
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politician and reporter.
Born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, he was elected as an alderman on the Moose Jaw city council in 1948. Lewry later became mayor of the city in 1950 and served in this role until 1956. He was married to Jean Lewry (née Munroe), and had five children (Philip (Doreen Ludke), Catherine (Robert Patterson), Janet, Harold, and Mary (Roger Rothwell). He had 13 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.
In 1957
Canadian federal election, 1957
The Canadian federal election of 1957 was held June 10, 1957, to select the 265 members of the House of Commons of Canada. In one of the great upsets in Canadian political history, the Progressive Conservative Party , led by John Diefenbaker, brought an end to 22 years of Liberal rule, as the...
, he ran and won in a close race for the position of Member of Parliament for Moose Jaw—Lake Centre
Moose Jaw—Lake Centre
Moose Jaw—Lake Centre was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1968 and from 1988 to 1997....
as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction...
candidate. He ran again in 1958, losing widely to J. Ernest Pascoe
J. Ernest Pascoe
James Ernest Pascoe was a Canadian politician, farmer and journalist.Born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, he was unsuccessful in his first two bids for the position of Member of Parliament for Moose Jaw—Lake Centre, Pascoe defeated Louis H. Lewry in the 1958 federal election as a Progressive...
in the Diefenbaker landslide. Pascoe was the same Conservative candidate he had defeated a year earlier.
He then served as Mayor again, from 1965 to 1970 and, in a third term of office, from 1983 to 1988.
In 1980, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
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