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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Melvin Leroy
Swart (June 25, 1919 – February 27, 2007) was a Canadian politician in
Ontario. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a New
Democrat from 1975 to 1988. Born in London, Ontario, Swart was educated
at Smithville Secondary School, and worked as a foreman. He served as a
councillor in Thorold from 1948 to 1950, and was deputy reeve from 1951
to 1954 and reeve from 1955 to 1965. He became a warden for Welland
County in 1961, and was president of the Association of Ontario Mayors
and Reeves in 1961-62. He later served temporarily as its part-time
Executive Director around 1970. Swart campaigned for the Canadian House
of Commons five times, but was never successful. He was defeated in
Welland as a candidate of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation in a
1950 by-election, and in the general elections of 1953, 1957 and 1958.
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