Robert Orange
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Robert John "Bud" Orange (born: January 3, 1926 Ottawa, Ontario died: May 6, 2007) was a politician civil servant and economist from Northwest Territories
, Canada
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Robert ran for election to the Canadian House of Commons
in the 1965 Canadian federal election
for the Liberal Party of Canada
and defeated incumbent Eugène Rhéaume.
He was re-elected in the 1968 Canadian federal election
and served a second full term in office before retiring from federal politics in 1972. Orange died in 2007 at the age of 81, and was buried in St. Stephen's Cemetery in Old Chelsea, Quebec.
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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Robert ran for election to the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
in the 1965 Canadian federal election
Canadian federal election, 1965
The Canadian federal election of 1965 was held on November 8 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 27th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal Party of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson was re-elected with a larger number of seats in the House...
for the Liberal Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
and defeated incumbent Eugène Rhéaume.
He was re-elected in the 1968 Canadian federal election
Canadian federal election, 1968
The Canadian federal election of 1968 was held on June 25, 1968, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 28th Parliament of Canada...
and served a second full term in office before retiring from federal politics in 1972. Orange died in 2007 at the age of 81, and was buried in St. Stephen's Cemetery in Old Chelsea, Quebec.