Eric William Blake Cross (January 27, 1904 – February 25, 1965) was an
Ontario
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judge and political figure. He represented
Haldimand—Norfolk in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (OLA; ) is the legislative chamber of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its elected members are known as Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs). Bills passed by the Legislative Assembly are given royal as ...
from 1937 to 1943 as a
Liberal member.
Background
Cross was born in 1904 in
Madoc, Ontario. His parents were William Cross and Mary Judith Falls. He also became Chairman of the Ontario Municipal Board. Cross served as a Provincial Magistrate and County Court judge. He died in
Woodstock, Ontario
Woodstock is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. The city has a population of 46,705 according to the Canada 2021 Census, 2021 Canadian census. Woodstock is the seat of Oxford County, Ontario, Oxford County, at the head of the Thames River, On ...
at the age of 61, while trying to walk from his stranded car to his home during "the worst snowstorm in 21 years".
Politics
Cross served as Minister of Municipal Affairs and Public Welfare from 1937 to 1940; he was Attorney General and Minister of Municipal Affairs in 1943.
Cabinet posts
References
External links
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Biography, Eric William Blake Cross fonds, Archives of Ontario
1904 births
1965 deaths
Attorneys general of Ontario
Judges in Ontario
Ontario Liberal Party MPPs
20th-century Canadian lawyers
Canadian magistrates
20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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