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Queen served as mayor from 1935 to 1936, and again from 1937 to 1942. He did not endorse many explicitly socialist policies during his period in office, instead he favoured a general programme of civic improvement. Queen's housing reforms were upheld as a model for the rest of the nation. He held
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517:He died at home in Winnipeg on July 15, 1946.
299:from 1935–1936 and 1938–1942. He was also the
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242:Independent Labour Party of Manitoba
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501:Cooperative Commonwealth Federation
276:politician who was a leader of the
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1137:20th-century Canadian politicians
659:"Manitoba Historical Society bio"
396:Elected to provincial legislature
346:Social Democratic Party of Canada
254:Social Democratic Party of Canada
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593:Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
548:Dictionary of Manitoba Biography
115:Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
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612:Canadian Parliamentary Guide
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392:in 1920 and as mayor later.
610:Chambers, Ernest J (1921).
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278:Winnipeg General Strike
673:Census of Canada, 1911
488:Later political career
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545:Bumsted, J M (1999).
371:Winnipeg City Council
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301:parliamentary leader
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311:Background
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60:Ralph Webb
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