Winfield Chester Scott McLure (16 March 1875 – 18 June 1955) was a Progressive Conservative party, National Government and

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member of the

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. He was born in

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to a father who was a participant in the

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(1861–1865). W. Chester S. McLure graduated with a teacher's certificate from Prince of Wales College and became a broker, salesman, men's clothing retailer, public school teacher and trader by career. For six years, he was a school principal at Gaytown and Alexandra. His interest in fox farming since 1911 led to research and a book with Dr. J. C. Allan titled ''Theory and Practice of Fox Farming''. McLure was elected to the

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in 1923 as a

candidate for the

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riding and re-elected there for a second term in 1927. After resigning from provincial politics, McLure was elected to Parliament as a Conservative party member at the Queen's riding in the 1930 federal election. After a term in the House of Commons, he was defeated by J. James Larabee and Peter Sinclair of the

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in the 1935 election and again in

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. McLure won Queen's in the 1945 election as a Progressive Conservative party candidate and returned to Parliament, and was re-elected in

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. McLure was defeated in the 1953 election as the riding was won by Neil Matheson of the Liberals and

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of the Progressive Conservatives who retained his seat. McLure was also an Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel in 1930 for the 2nd Medium Light Artillery.

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