Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Bawtree, Len
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Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Bawtree, Leonard
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Description area
Dates of existence
1924-2014
History
Len Bawtree (1924-2014) was born and raised in Ashton Creek, east of Enderby, BC. After enlisting in the Royal Canadian Air Force in World War II and marrying Ruth Swaby in 1944, Bawtree came back to the Okanagan and logged and raised cows for beef on his farm. He was a founding member of the North Okanagan Livestock Association and the long-time director of the BC Cattleman’s Association. When regional districts were created in the 1960’s, Bawtree was appointed the first representative from rural Enderby to the North Okanagan Regional District. He was elected to the BC Legislature in 1975 when Bill Bennett’s Social Credit Party defeated Dave Barrett’s NDP government. He was re-elected in the next election but lost the nomination in the following election.