Kenneth Bolton
| Kenneth Bolton | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1969–1971 |
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| Preceded by | Neil Olde |
| Succeeded by | Bob Eaton |
| Constituency | Middlesex South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1907 Birmingham, England |
| Died | May 1, 1996 (aged 89) Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Political party | New Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Lucy |
| Children | 5 |
| Profession | Priest |
| Religion | Anglican |
Kenneth Charles Bolton (1907– May 1, 1996) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1969 to 1971 representing the riding of Middlesex South. Other than his two years as MPP, he was an Anglican priest and archdeacon serving in Ontario and British Columbia.
Born in Birmingham, England, Bolton immigrated to Canada and settled in Winnipeg in 1925. He studied arts and theology at St. John's College, where he studied for the ministry and was ordained an Anglican priest in 1932. He served as a minister throughout Canada and was later chaplain of Huron University College and associate professor of pastoral theology at the University of Western Ontario as well as Archdeacon of Bishop Cronyn Memorial Anglican Church in London, Ontario.
Bolton was active in social justice causes with groups such as Oxfam and Amnesty International.
He was elected to the legislature in a 1969 by-election. The victory was a surprise coming in an area where the NDP did not traditionally win seats. His campaign was a struggle which was complicated because of traffic accident three month before the by-election in which he broke several bones. His victory was credited to campaigning on the issue of Medicare at a time when the Progressive Conservative government of John Robarts was reluctant to join the plan. His victory is credited with successfully pressuring the government to agree to bring the province into the plan.
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