Leonard Harold Claydon (December 31, 1915 in Winnipeg, Manitoba – December 8, 1971 Claydon also worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway and Trans-Canada Airlines.
Claydon won a by-election for the Manitoba legislature in the riding of Wolseley in February 1969, following the resignation of former Premier Dufferin Roblin. He remained a member of the Winnipeg City Council after his provincial election.
Claydon was re-elected in the 1969 provincial election, but died two years later in Winnipeg after a lengthy illness.
Leonard Claydon was a great humanitarian helping individuals in need. He went out of his way to help individuals often marginalized by society. Leonard helped find an apartment that accepted a guide dog for a blind tenant and woman who was Deaf in search for a job and lodgings. Leonard also was awarded medals of bravery for saving lives from drowning in Lake Winnipeg where he had a yacht.
He played an important role in returning a steam train now known as the Prairie Dog Central into service in the Winnipeg area.
Mr. Leonard Claydon acquired the salvaged steam engine to a new name, The Claydon Cannonball prior to being called the Prairie Dog Central. The steam engine was a great pride and joy for him. Leonard Claydon lived to see his first grandson David Robert Leonard Claydon born in 1970 from Robert and Joan Claydon, unfortunately he did not live to see eleven subsequent grandchildren of Jennifer Lauren Claydon, Jason Edward Claydon; Leonard's daughters Marilyn Claydon and Louise Anne Claydon.