Maurice Ridley

Maurice E. Ridley was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Progressive [Conservative Party of Manitoba|Progressive Conservative] from 1957 to 1960, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Dufferin Roblin.
The son of John [Sutherland Ridley], he was born in Manitou, Manitoba, and later worked as a cattle buyer. Ridley served in the Canadian Army during World [War II]. From 1948 to 1957, he was mayor of Manitou.
Ridley was first elected to the legislature in a by-election held on November 14, 1957, in the constituency of Manitou–Morden. He handily defeated his Liberal-Progressive opponent David Lumgair, in a seat that was considered safe for the Progressive Conservative Party.
He was re-elected in the Pembina riding in the 1958 [Manitoba general election|1958 provincial election], in which the Tories under Dufferin Roblin formed a minority government. Ridley was a government backbencher during this period.
Returned again by a landslide in the 1959 election, he was appointed to cabinet on December 21, 1959, as Ministry of [Municipal Affairs (Manitoba)|Minister of Municipal Affairs]. His time in office was short, as he died in Manitou in late 1960.