Elmer Brandon

{{short description|Canadian politician}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Elmer Brandon | image = Photograph of William Elmer Brandon (1906-1956).jpg | caption = Graduation photo from Osgoode Hall Law School | office1 = Ontario MPP | term_start1 = 1951 | term_end1 = 1956 | predecessor1 = Charles Millard | successor1 = Leslie Rowntree | constituency1 = York West | birth_name = William Elmer Brandon | birth_date = {{birth date|1906|6|16}} | birth_place = Swansea, Toronto, Ontario | death_date = {{death date and age|1956|7|2|1906|6|16}} | death_place = Toronto, Ontario | party = Progressive Conservative | occupation = Lawyer | spouse = Ruth Wales | children = 2 }}

'''William Elmer Brandon''' (June 16, 1906 – July 2, 1956) was an Ontario politician and lawyer. He represented York West from 1951 to 1956 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Progressive Conservative.

==Background== Brandon was born in Toronto,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IWVLAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Brandon,+William+Elmer%22|title = The Canadian Parliamentary Guide|year = 1956}}</ref> the son of William Brandon and Matilda Gregg. He attended Alexander Muir Public School, Parkdale Collegiate Institute and the University of Toronto. He graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School and entered the legal profession in 1933.<ref name="Globe obit">{{cite news |title=MPP for York West, W. Elmer Brandon Dies |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=July 3, 1956 |page=5}}</ref>

He and his wife Ruth had two children, Barbara and Ewart.<ref name="Star obit">{{cite news |title=W. Elmer Brandon Dies: Funeral on Thursday |newspaper=The Toronto Daily Star |date=July 3, 1956 |page=18}}</ref>

==Politics== In 1940 he was elected to Swansea village council serving as Reeve from 1941 to 1944 and again from 1945 to 1951. He also served as the warden of York County.<ref name="Star obit"/>

In 1951 he ran as the Progressive Conservative in the riding of York West. He beat CCF incumbent Charles Millard. He was re-elected in 1955. He died in office on July 2, 1956.

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==External links== * {{Ontario MPP biography|id=william-elmer-brandon|name=William Elmer Brandon|old_id=923}}

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