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Layton, the son of Philip Edward David Layton and Alice Marion Gilbert, was a merchant and business executive in the family firm of Layton Brothers from 1918 to 1932 . His father was a Blind activist who led a campaign for Disability Pension s in the 1930 s. Gilbert's wife's name was Norah. Gilbert Layton was elected to Quebec's Legislative Assembly in 1936 as a member of the '' Union Nationale '', a conservative party. He served as Minister Without Portfolio in the government of Maurice Duplessis until resigning in 1939 to protest the Quebec government's opposition to Conscription in World War II . He ran for re-election to the legislature as an independent candidate that year and was defeated. In the 1945 Federal Election , he ran as an Independent Progressive Conservative for a seat in the Canadian House Of Commons , but was defeated. He placed fourth behind the Liberal victor, the official Progressive Conservative Party Of Canada candidate and the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) candidate. Gilbert Layton's son, Robert Layton , served as a federal Progressive Conservative cabinet minister in the 1980s. His grandson, Jack Layton , became leader of the New Democratic Party in 2003 , and is currently an NDP Member Of Parliament . EXTERNAL LINKS
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