Raymond Rock, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Raymond Rock

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 01-Oct-1922

Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 22-Jan-2016

Profession: businessperson, politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Raymond Rock

  • Raymond Rock (October 1, 1922 – January 22, 2016) was a Canadian politician and a businessman.
  • He was elected Member of Parliament for the Liberal Party representing the riding of Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle in the 1962 federal election and later represented the riding of Lachine.
  • Rock physically crossed the floor in 1972 to join the Progressive Conservatives and was subsequently defeated in the 1972 election.
  • Raymond Rock crossed the floor because he had received a communique from the Liberal Party that no anglophones in Quebec should be employed by the Federal Government, no matter how bilingual.
  • He also sat on various standing committees.
  • Rock was a member of the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve in which he served on HMCS Portage between 1942 and 1945.
  • A businessman and owner of a hardware store, he also served as alderman in Lachine, Quebec (1951–55 and 1957–63) as well as President of the Lachine Chamber of Commerce.
  • He died in January 2016 at the age of 93.Rock's parents, John Rock and Helena Pietzik were both of Polish descent.
  • With his wife, Theresa Kudla, he had two children, Allan Eric Rock (1952–2010) and Kenneth Lester Rock (1956–2009).

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