Clare Mapledoram
Clare Edgar Mapledoram (March 10, 1903 – October 9, 1983) was an Ontario political figure. He represented Fort William in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Progressive Conservative member from 1951 to 1959.
He was born in Fort William, Ontario, the son of William James Mapledoram. In 1927, he married Mary Dorica. Mapledoram was a personnel manager for the Great Lakes Paper Company and served as reeve for Neebing Township from 1947 to 1951. He also served as president of the local Chamber of Commerce. He was Minister of Lands and Forests in the provincial cabinet from 1954 to 1958, but resigned from cabinet after he was implicated in the Northern Ontario Natural Gas scandal.
He died in Thunder Bay at the age of 79.
References
- Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1952, GP Normandin