Cecil Cathers

Cecil Alexander (Tiny) Cathers
Member of Parliament for York North
In office June 1957 – June 1962
Preceded by	Jack Smith
Succeeded by	John Addison
Personal details
Born	(1901-04-21)21 April 1901 Toronto, Ontario
Died	6 December 1989(1989-12-06) (aged 88) Toronto, Ontario
Party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse	Katherine (Kaye) Dean
Profession	business executive, farmer

Cecil Alexander (Tiny) Cathers (21 April 1901 – 6 December 1989) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Toronto, Ontario and became a business executive and farmer by career.

He was first elected at the York North riding in the 1957 general election after a previous unsuccessful attempt to win a seat there in the 1953 election. Cathers was re-elected in the 1958 election, but defeated by John Addison of the Liberal party in the 1962 election.

Cathers died at Toronto's Queen Elizabeth Hospital on 6 December 1989.

Electoral record

1957 Canadian federal election: York North
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Cecil Cathers	17,770
	Liberal	Jack Rye	10,753
	Social Credit	Allan A. Alton	1,653

1958 Canadian federal election: York North
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Cecil Cathers	21,499
	Liberal	Sam Cook	9,523
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Fred Prentice	2,148
	Social Credit	W. Dave Greer	494

1962 Canadian federal election: York North
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	John Addison	18,094
	Progressive Conservative	C.A. Tiny Cathers	17,168
	New Democratic	Stanley John Hall	7,796
	Social Credit	J. Alex Ford	528

External links

• Cecil Cathers – Parliament of Canada biography