Ted Jolliffe
Edward Bigelow Jolliffe QC (March 2, 1909 – March 18, 1998) was a Canadian social democratic politician and lawyer from Ontario. He was the first leader of the Ontario section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and leader of the Official Opposition in the Ontario Legislature during the 1940s and 1950s. He was a Rhodes Scholar in the mid-1930s, and came back to Canada to help the CCF, after his studies were complete and being called to the bar in England and Ontario. After politics, he practised labour law in Toronto and would eventually become a labour adjudicator. In retirement, he moved to British Columbia, where he died in 1998.
Ted Jolliffe | |
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Ted Jolliffe in 1943, MPP York South | |
| Leader of the Ontario CCF | |
| In office 1942–1953 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Lawrence (as CCF president) |
| Succeeded by | Donald C. MacDonald |
| Constituency | Ontario |
| Member of Provincial Parliament | |
| In office 1943–1945 | |
| Preceded by | Leopold Macaulay |
| Succeeded by | Howard Julian Sale |
| Constituency | York South |
| In office 1948–1951 | |
| Preceded by | Howard Julian Sale |
| Succeeded by | William George Beech |
| Constituency | York South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Bigelow Jolliffe March 2, 1909 Luchow, China |
| Died | March 18, 1998 (aged 89) Salt Spring Island, British Columbia |
| Political party | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
| Spouse | Ruth Conger Jolliffe (née Moore) |
| Children | Naomi, John, Nancy and Thomas |
| Residence(s) | Toronto, Ontario |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
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