Donald Leslie Brothers

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Donald Leslie Brothers
MLA for Rossland-Trail
In office
1958–1972
Personal details
Born (1923-11-08) November 8, 1923 (age 100)
Grand Forks, British Columbia
Political party Social Credit Party of British Columbia

Donald Leslie Brothers (born November 8, 1923) was a lawyer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Rossland-Trail in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1958 to 1972 as a [[British Columbia Social Credit Party|Social Credit]] member.

He was born in Grand Forks, British Columbia, the son of Montezuma Leslie Brothers and Lorna May Cumming, and was educated at the University of British Columbia. Brothers served as a pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. In 1947, he married Dorothy Marie Crowe.[1] Brothers ran unsuccessfully in the federal riding of Kootenay West as a Social Credit candidate in 1957.[2] He was first elected to the provincial assembly in a 1958 by-election held after Robert Sommers was convicted of bribery and conspiracy.[3] Brothers served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Mines and Petroleum Resources[1] and as Minister of Education.[4] He was defeated by Christopher D'Arcy when he ran for reelection in 1972.[3]

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