Douglas Deane Finlayson (August 14, 1919 – May 17, 2005) was a British Columbia politician and land developer.
["Hundreds remember Finlayson", ''Nanaimo Daily News'', June 2, 2005]
Though he did not run for a seat in the
1952 provincial election, he became leader of the
Progressive Conservative Party of British Columbia following the resignation of
Herbert Anscomb and led the party through the
1953
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1956
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* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years.
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and
1960 general elections but was unable to prevent the Tories from being wiped out in the face of the right of centre
Social Credit
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government led by former Tory
W. A. C. Bennett
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or win his own
seat
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(he ran unsuccessfully in the 1953, 1956, and 1960 provincial elections plus in a 1953 provincial byelection).
[Legislative Library of British Columbia, ]
Party Leaders in British Columbia 1900-
', 2000, updated 2005 He had a reputation for honest speech and was given the title of Honorary Chief with the name "Chief Straight Tongue" by the
Shushwap First Nations
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[Malaspina University-College,]
The late Deane Finlayson to receive Honorary Doctorate of Laws Degree from Malaspina University-College
" June 3, 2005, accessed March 5, 2008
Finlayson built the Woodgrove Centre in Nanaimo and the Morningside subdivision in Hammond Bay.
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1919 births
2005 deaths
British Columbia Conservative Party leaders
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