Gordon Harvey Aiken was a Canadian

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 lawyer, judge, and politician.

Born in Ripley, Ontario, he graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School

Osgoode Hall Law School

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 in 1940. He was an officer of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry during World War II

World War II

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 serving in Europe. After the war, he practised law in Muskoka, Ontario and was a judge of the juvenile and family court from 1951 to 1956.

He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons

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 representing the riding of Parry Sound—Muskoka

Parry Sound—Muskoka

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 in the 1957 federal election

Canadian federal election, 1957

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. A Progressive Conservative

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, he was re-elected five times in the 1958

Canadian federal election, 1958

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, 1962

Canadian federal election, 1962

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, 1963

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, 1965

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, and 1968

Canadian federal election, 1968

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federal elections. From 1963 to 1972, he was the opposition critic in relation to the environment and was deputy house leader from 1967 to 1970.

He wrote the book The Backbencher - Trials and Tribulations of a Member of Parliament (1974, McClelland and Stewart Limited, ISBN 0-7710-0056-1). He also wrote the book The Returning Officer, a historical novel set in Muskoka (RO Publishing, ISBN O-9691059-0-8).