Lorne Shantz

Lorne Shantz
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
In office
1952–1963
Preceded byCharles William Morrow
Succeeded byGeorge William McLeod
ConstituencyNorth Okanagan
Personal details
Born(1920-02-04)February 4, 1920
Alsask, Saskatchewan
DiedOctober 2, 1999(1999-10-02) (aged 79)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Genevieve E. Ansley
Marilyn Fenwick
Children5
Occupationinsurance agent

Lorne Hugh Shantz (February 4, 1920 – October 2, 1999) was a politician in British Columbia, Canada. He represented North Okanagan in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1952 to 1963 as a Social Credit member.

He was born in Alsask, Saskatchewan, the son of Jacob Y. Shantz and Emma Fern Lougheed, and was educated in Didsbury and Calgary. Before entering politics, Shantz was an insurance agent. In 1941, he married Genevieve E. Ansley. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the British Columbia assembly in 1949. Shantz lived in Langley. He was deputy speaker for the assembly in 1953 and then speaker for the assembly from 1958 to 1963. In 1964, he and his family moved to Prescott, Arizona. His wife, Genevieve, died on August 4, 1968; he remarried to Marilyn (Fenwick) in 1975.[citation needed]

Lorne Shantz died October 2, 1999, in Phoenix, Arizona.[citation needed]