Alfred Wallace Downer (May 1, 1904 He was educated at Cookstown Continuation School, Alliston High School, the University of Toronto and Wycliffe College. After completing his schooling, he was ordained an Anglican priest. He was a vicar and then a canon in the Anglican Church of Canada and a member of the Conservative Party.
Politics
He ran unsuccessfully in the provincial riding of Wellington Northeast in 1929 and then was first elected to the legislature as the member for Dufferin—Simcoe in the 1937 election. winning a provincial record of ten consecutive elections.
In 1994, Downer died at the age of 90. in Collingwood, Ontario.