Harold Frederick (Fred) Lawrence (born December 17, 1887, date of death unknown) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Manitoba (English ˌmænɨˈtoʊbə French /manitoba/ is a province of Canada, spanning 647797 square kilometres (250116 sq mi of North America Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1932 to 1936. The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and the lieutenant governor form the Legislature of Manitoba the legislative branch of government in the Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Lawrence was born and educated in Burton upon Trent, England, and came to Canada in 1907. Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a large town straddling the River Trent in the east of Staffordshire, England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year He worked as a railroad accountant for the Canadian National Railway, and became involved in the provincial labour movement in 1915. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year From 1917 to 1921, he served as general chairman of the Canadian Brotherhood Railroad Employees Western Lines. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar
Lawrence also became active in Manitoba's Independent Labour Party (ILP), and was first elected to the provincial legislature under its banner in the 1932 general election. Prior to 1920 there were a number of groups in Winnipeg which called themselves the "Independent Labour Party" Manitoba's general election of June 16, 1932 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada Running in St. Boniface, he defeated longtime Conservative representative Joseph Bernier by 504 votes. St Boniface is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is a right-of-centre Political party in Manitoba, Canada. Joseph Bernier ( August 16, 1874 —1952 was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. Bernier actually defeated Lawrence by six votes on first preferences, but lost on transfers; the province was using the single transferable ballot at the time. Single transferable vote (STV is a preferential Voting system designed to minimize Wasted votes and provide Proportional representation
For the 1936 provincial election, the ILP ran candidates in an alliance with the newly formed Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). Manitoba's general election of July 27, 1936 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada The Manitoba Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (or CCF was a provincial branch of the national Canadian party by the same name Lawrence again finished second on first preferences, but was declared elected on the third count over Liberal-Progressive candidate L. The Manitoba Liberal Party is a political party in Manitoba, Canada. P. Gagnon. After the election, the provincial ILP organization was gradually superseded by the CCF.
In 1940, the Manitoba CCF joined an all-party coalition government. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A coalition government, or coalition cabinet, is a Cabinet of a parliamentary Government in which several parties cooperate Lawrence sat with his colleagues as a government backbencher, but did not seek re-election in the provincial election of 1941. Manitoba's general election of April 22, 1941 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada
Lloyd Stinson, who led the Manitoba CCF from 1952 to 1959, once described Lawrence as a "rough-and-ready railwayman". Lloyd Stinson ( February 29, 1904 - August 28, 1976) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada, and the leader of that province's Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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