Clare Edgar Mapledoram

Clare Edgar Mapledoram (March 10 1903 – October 9 1983) was an Ontario political figure. He represented Fort William in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Progressive Conservative member from 1951 to 1959.

He was born in Fort William, Ontario, the son of William James Mapledoram. In 1927, he married Mary Dorica. Mapledoram was a personnel manager for the Great Lakes Paper Company and served as reeve for Neebing Township from 1947 to 1951. He also served as president of the local Chamber of Commerce. He was Minister of Lands and Forests in the provincial cabinet from 1954 to 1958. Mapledoram resigned from cabinet after he was implicated in a stock trading scandal involving Northern Ontario Natural Gas. He died in Thunder Bay at the age of 79.

References

* "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1952", GP Normandin

External links

* [http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=1470 Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario]
* [http://www.ontla.on.ca/house-proceedings/transcripts/files_html/11-OCT-1983_L054.htm#P39_12321 Death of Clare Mapledoram, House proceedings, Ontario legislature]