Add. MSS. 210 John Henry Cates fonds City of Vancouver Archives
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2009-06-19 Generated by qubit 1.3.1 2013-06-20 06:00:UTC English John Henry Cates fonds CA CVAN Add. MSS. 210 1945-1950 Cates, John Henry, b. 1896 30 cm of textual records City of Vancouver Archives
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Captain John Henry Cates was born in 1896 in Moodyville (now North Vancouver), the son of Charles Henry Cates, founder of the tugboat company C.H. Cates and Sons. In addition to his partnership in the company, Cates was also active with the British Columbia Liberal party, serving as an MLA for North Vancouver from 1945-1952. He also served as the Minister of Labour in the Liberal/Progressive Conservative coalition government.

Fonds consists of personal and political correspondence. Letters relate to government activities, political campaigns, requests of local constituents, social events and community projects, and other matters. Fonds also includes some other materials, such as bills and receipts, invitations and other items. Fonds contains two series: 1) Personal correspondence; 2) Political correspondence.

 Cates, John Henry, b. 1896

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