Dorothy Steeves
Dorothy Steeves | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | |
In office 1934–1945 | |
Preceded by | Harley Anderson |
Succeeded by | John Henry Cates |
Constituency | North Vancouver |
Personal details | |
Born | Dorothy Gretchen Biersteker May 26, 1891 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Died | May 9, 1978 Vancouver, British Columbia | (aged 86)
Political party | British Columbia CCF |
Spouse(s) | Rufus Palmer Steeves |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Dorothy Gretchen Steeves (née Biersteker; May 26, 1891 – May 9, 1978) was a Dutch-born political figure in British Columbia. She represented North Vancouver in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1934 to 1945 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation member.
She was born in Amsterdam and was educated there, receiving a Bachelor of Laws degree from Leiden University. During World War I, she was legal adviser to a Dutch government rationing bureau. She married Rufus Palmer Steeves, an officer in the Canadian Army, and came to Vancouver, British Columbia in January 1919.[1] Steeves was a founding member of the CCF.[2] She ran unsuccessfully as a CCF candidate in the provincial riding of Vancouver-Point Grey in the 1933 general election. Steeves was first elected to the provincial assembly in a 1934 by-election held following the death of Harley Christian Erskine Anderson. She was reelected twice and then defeated when she ran for reelection in 1945.[3] Steeves went on to serve in CCF executives at the provincial and federal levels.[1] She ran unsuccessfully as a CCF candidate in the federal riding of Burnaby—Richmond in 1949[4] and as an NDP candidate in the federal riding of Vancouver Quadra in 1963.[5] Her interests included civil liberties, international affairs, nuclear disarmament, protection of animals, women's issues and abolition of capital punishment.[2] She died on May 9, 1978.[6]
Steeves wrote The Compassionate Rebel : Ernest E. Winch and his times, published in 1960, and Builders and Rebels : A short History of the CCF from 1932 to 1961.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Dorothy Gretchen Steeves, 1891-1978" (PDF). University of British Columbia. April 1976. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Dorothy Gretchen Steeves fonds". British Columbia Archival Information Network. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ "Burnaby--Richmond, British Columbia (1947 - 1970)". History of Federal Ridings since 1867. Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ "Vancouver Quadra, British Columbia (1947 - )". History of Federal Ridings since 1867. Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ Death
External links[]
- 1891 births
- 1978 deaths
- British Columbia Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MLAs
- 20th-century Canadian politicians
- Women MLAs in British Columbia
- 20th-century Canadian women politicians
- British Columbia MLA stubs