Harry Oliver White

Harry Oliver White
Member of Parliament
for Middlesex East
In office
June 1945  April 1962
Personal details
Born(1895-01-06)6 January 1895
Glanworth, Ontario, Canada
Died4 September 1987(1987-09-04) (aged 92)
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Spouse(s)Dollie Pearl Page Tye
m. 14 Feb 1923
Professionfarmer

Harry Oliver White (6 January 1895 – 4 September 1987) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Glanworth, Ontario and became a farmer by career. White served in World War I with the 63rd Field Battery, Canadian Expeditionary Force.

He won five consecutive elections at the Middlesex East riding from the 1945 federal election through the 1958 election. After completing his fifth term, the 24th Canadian Parliament, White left federal politics and did not seek another term in office.

He died in 1987 and is interred in Westminster, Ontario.

1945 Canadian federal election: Middlesex East
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeHarry Oliver White8,808
LiberalDuncan Graham Ross7,442
Co-operative CommonwealthKenneth Elson Dickie2,398
1949 Canadian federal election: Middlesex East
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeHarry Oliver White9,258
LiberalFred O. Kime9,198
Co-operative CommonwealthMiller Stewart2,848
1953 Canadian federal election: Middlesex East
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeHarry Oliver White12,027
LiberalFrank Duncan McLachlin8,952
Co-operative CommonwealthAlec Richmond3,137
1957 Canadian federal election: Middlesex East
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeHarry Oliver White20,287
LiberalFred O. Kime9,323
Co-operative CommonwealthJames Johnson3,242
1958 Canadian federal election: Middlesex East
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeHarry Oliver White24,896
LiberalHarry Roe Plewes7,849
Co-operative CommonwealthAndrew Grant3,125