Strickland was born in Hamiota, Manitoba,[2] the son of Peill Strickland and Myrtle M. Hanna. He was educated in Hamiota schools, and worked as a real estate and insurance agent. Strickland served as a Flying Officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II, and was the director of the Hamiota Community Development Corporation. In 1947, he married Irene R. Purdy.[2]
Strickland was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1958 provincial election,[1] defeating Liberal-Progressive candidate W.T. Wherrett by 402 votes in the constituency of Hamiota. He was re-elected over LP candidate James Scott in the 1959 election[1] by 241 votes, and by a greater margin over Liberal candidate Frank Taylor in the 1962 election.[1] He served as a backbench supporter of Dufferin Roblin's government during his time in office.
^"1966 Manitoba Election". Elections Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
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barry, strickland, barry, peill, strickland, october, 1923, 1968, politician, manitoba, canada, served, progressive, conservative, member, legislative, assembly, manitoba, from, 1958, 1966, strickland, born, hamiota, manitoba, peill, strickland, myrtle, hanna,. Barry Peill Strickland October 20 1923 1 May 4 1968 was a politician in Manitoba Canada He served as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1958 to 1966 1 Strickland was born in Hamiota Manitoba 2 the son of Peill Strickland and Myrtle M Hanna He was educated in Hamiota schools and worked as a real estate and insurance agent Strickland served as a Flying Officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II and was the director of the Hamiota Community Development Corporation In 1947 he married Irene R Purdy 2 Strickland was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1958 provincial election 1 defeating Liberal Progressive candidate W T Wherrett by 402 votes in the constituency of Hamiota He was re elected over LP candidate James Scott in the 1959 election 1 by 241 votes and by a greater margin over Liberal candidate Frank Taylor in the 1962 election 1 He served as a backbench supporter of Dufferin Roblin s government during his time in office Strickland lost to Liberal Earl Dawson by 151 votes in the 1966 election 3 Strickland died in 1968 References edit a b c d e MLA Biographies Deceased Legislative Assembly of Manitoba Archived from the original on 2014 04 07 a b Barry Peill Strickland 1923 1968 Memorable Manitobans Manitoba Historical Society Retrieved 2013 09 12 1966 Manitoba Election Elections Database Government of Canada Retrieved September 27 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barry Strickland amp oldid 1134707661, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
