Arthur Reaume

Arthur John Reaume (November 30, 1906 – December 13, 1981) was a Canadian politician.

Arthur Reaume
Ontario MPP
In office
1951–1967
Preceded byGordon Bennett Ellis
Succeeded byDick Ruston
ConstituencyEssex North
22nd Mayor of Windsor
In office
1941–1954
Preceded byDavid Croll
Succeeded byThomas Brophey
Personal details
Born(1906-11-30)November 30, 1906
Sandwich, Ontario, Canada
DiedDecember 13, 1981(1981-12-13) (aged 75)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political partyOntario Liberal Party

Background

Reaume was born at Sandwich, Ontario in 1906.[1]

Politics

He was elected to the town council of Sandwich in 1930 and became mayor of Sandwich in 1933. He sat on Windsor city council after Sandwich became part of Windsor. Reaume succeeded David Croll as Windsor mayor in 1941, becoming the 22nd mayor of the city, and was reelected in 1948. In the municipal election of 1950, it appeared that Thomas Brophey had defeated Reaume by 38 votes but, after a recount, Reaume was declared the winner by 16 votes and served until 1954.[2] Reaume is also Windsor's longest-serving mayor, at 13 years.

He ran as a candidate for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario in the 1943 election but was defeated by the CCF. He broke with the Conservatives when he supported UAW workers at Ford in their fight for the Rand Formula.[3]

In the 1945 and 1948 elections, he ran as a Liberal-Labour candidate, but lost on both attempts. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) in 1951. He remained in office until the 1967 election.

A pro-labour but otherwise conservative politician, he ran for the Ontario Liberal leadership in 1958 but won only 32 votes and was eliminated on the first ballot along with Liberal-Labour MPP Albert Wren. Reaume withdrew after the first ballot and threw his support to John Wintermeyer who came from behind to win on the third ballot.[4] Reaume and Wren had both been expelled from the Liberal caucus in 1957 for attacking the leadership of Farquhar Oliver but Reaume was readmitted after apologising.[5]

He died at a Toronto hospital in 1981.[6]

References
  1. Normandin, P.G.; Normandin, A.L. (1965). "Guide Parlementaire Canadien". The Canadian Parliamentary Guide = Guide Parlementaire Canadien. P.G. Normandin. ISSN 0315-6168. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  2. Brode, Pat. "The Eight Day Mayor". Walkerville Times.
  3. "The UAW and the CCF". Canadian Autoworkers History. Canadian Autoworkers. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007.
  4. "Albert Wren: MPP for 10 Years In Northern Riding". Globe and Mail. 2 October 1961.
  5. "Ontario Liberal Leadership Fight Looms". Montreal Gazette. April 4, 1958. p. 13.
  6. "Windsor ex-mayor Reaume, Arthur J". The Globe and Mail. December 15, 1981. p. 10.
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