Marie Ann Shipley (April 8, 1899 – March 22, 1981) was a

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politician.

Biography

Born in Lawrence Station in

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, she moved to Ottawa when she was 12, attended country school, Osgood Public School. She was then educated at Ottawa's Lisgar Collegiate and married Dr. Manley Adair Shipley.

Municipal politics

Shipley and her husband, Dr. Manley Shipley, settled in

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in 1928 where she was an administrative secretary for the Kirkland District Mines Medical Plans. For two years, she was an administrator of the public school board. As a result of contradictory sources, the year of Dr. Shipley's death is not definitive but occurred between 1940 and 1942. From 1943 to 1952, she was reeve of Teck Township. Shipley was president of the

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, in 1951. After Shipley's term in 1952, she left her position in municipal politics. Shipley was a member within multiple organizations such as the

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, the

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, the Hospital Board and the

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, the

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, the Association of Canadian Travellers, the

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and the Business and Professional Women's Club. She was Protestant, and a member of the

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. On January 28, 1953, the Township of Teck hosted a testimonial dinner in honour of Shipley's ongoing presence in the several organizations she has helped. The dinner consisted of "Approximately 200 citizens of the town ..representing some 85 organizations" there to support and recognize her contributions to the community. She was also the administrator of the Canadian Federation of Municipalities and Mayors.

Member of Parliament

In August 1953, she joined the second administration of

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and the

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as the

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Member of Parliament from the northeastern

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riding of Timiskaming. In 1955, she became the first woman to move acceptance in the House of Commons of a

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. Shipley ran for re-election in 1957, and lost her seat to Arnold Peters. She soldiered on and contested the seat again (unsuccessfully) for the

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in 1963 before finally retiring from public life.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shipley, Ann 1899 births 1981 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Liberal Party of Canada MPs People from Elgin County Women members of the House of Commons of Canada Women mayors of places in Ontario People from Kirkland Lake 20th-century Canadian women politicians Lisgar Collegiate Institute alumni 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada