Charles Strange
| Charles Strange | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1943–1945 |
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| Preceded by | Louis Hagey |
| Succeeded by | Stanley Dye |
| Constituency | Brantford |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 12, 1909 Portslade, Essex |
| Died | May 4, 1992 (aged 82) Simcoe, Ontario |
| Political party | CCF |
| Spouse(s) | Olive M. Pizzey |
| Children | 1 |
| Occupation | Human resources |
Charles Alfred Strange (November 12, 1909 – May 4, 1992) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a CCF member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1943 to 1945 who represented the riding of Brantford.
He was born in Portslade, Essex, the son of George Frederick Strange and Louisa Bird, and came to Canada in 1930. In 1934, Strange married Olive M. Pizzey. He was a trade union committee secretary. Strange moved to Simcoe, where he worked in personnel at the American Can company, in 1947. He was a member of the St. John Ambulance. Strange died in Simcoe at the age of 82.
He ran as the CCF candidate in the 1943 provincial election. He defeated Liberal incumbent Louis Hagey by 1,049 votes. He served as a member of the official opposition behind CCF leader Ted Jolliffe. In the 1945 election he was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Stanley Dye by 2,516 votes.
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