Strachan, Robert Martin "Bob"

STRACHAN, Robert Martin "Bob," carpenter, politician (b 1 Dec 1913, Glasgow, Scotland; d 21 July 1981, Victoria). He came to Canada in 1931, moved across the West looking for work and ended up in BC in 1935. A carpenter by profession, he made his home in NANAIMO and was at one time provincial leader of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners. In 1952 he was elected to the provincial legislature for the CCF in Cowichan–Malahat and held the seat for the next 23 years. Prior to the 1956...

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