Lewis Elston Cardiff (22 January 1889 – 16 April 1969) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in

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and initially chose farming as his career. From 1932 to 1940, Elston Cardiff was Reeve of Ontario's Morris Township. After this he entered federal politics with his election at the

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riding in the 1940 general election. He became a member of Parliament under the

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party banner which was used by the

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at that time. Cardiff became a Progressive Conservative member when that party adopted this new name in 1942. Cardiff was re-elected to successive Parliament terms at Huron North in

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and

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. He was then re-elected in Huron riding after electoral district boundary changes, winning in 1953,

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, 1958,

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and

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. The

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marked his final term in office and Cardiff did not seek another term in the 1965 election. During his time in federal office, Cardiff was party

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in 1957 and 1958. For two years from November 1959 he served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture, then from January to April 1962 as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Health and Welfare. His grandson,

Murray Cardiff Murray Cardiff (10 June 1934 – 31 October 2013) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Grey Township, Ontario and was a farmer by career. He represented the Ontario riding of Huron ...

later served as member for

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* 1889 births 1969 deaths Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MP-stub