John R. Solomon

John Roman Solomon (May 24, 1910^[1] in Zoria, Manitoba^[2] – June 25, 1985^[1]) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1941 to 1957, alternately as an independent and as a Liberal-Progressive.^[1]

Solomon was educated at the University of Manitoba where he earned a law degree. He was called to the Manitoba bar in 1936 and worked as a barrister.^[2] Barry was the director for the Selkirk Board of Trade. He was also a member of the Ukrainian Self Reliance League.

He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1941 provincial election, for the rural constituency of Emerson.^[1] At the time, Manitoba was governed by a coalition ministry representing all of the major parties, and some independents. Solomon contested the Liberal-Progressive nomination, but lost it to Herbert Wright and entered the contest as a pro-coalition Independent Liberal. He defeated Wright by 701 votes in the general election.

Solomon joined the Liberal-Progressive party after the election, and was returned without difficulty in the 1945 provincial election. In the 1949 election, he was returned by acclamation.^[1]

Solomon lost the Emerson Liberal-Progressive nomination to Frank Casper in the buildup to the 1953 election, but campaigned as an "Independent Liberal-Progressive"^[1] and defeated Caspar by 174 votes. He resigned his seat in 1957, when he was appointed^[1] a county court judge. In 1971, Solomon was named to the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba and served until 1983.^[2]

He died in Winnipeg at the age of 75.^[3]

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