Harold Edmond Monteith (2 October 1900 - 9 September 1963) was a Progressive Conservative party

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

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 member of the Canadian House of Commons

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. He was born in Verdun, Quebec and became an agent and merchant.

He was elected at the Verdun

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 riding in the 1958 general election

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 after unsuccessful attempts to win there in 1953

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 and 1957

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. After serving his only federal term, the 24th Canadian Parliament

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, he was defeated by Bryce Mackasey

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 of the Liberal party

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 in the 1962 election

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.

Monteith died at Eastman, Quebec

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 aged 62, survived by his wife and two sons.

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