Editing Gordon Daniel Conant (section)

==Provincial politics==
In the [[1937 Ontario general election|1937 elections]], he was elected to the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] representing the electoral district of [[Ontario (provincial electoral district)|Ontario]]. A [[Liberal Party of Ontario|Liberal]], he was appointed [[Attorney-General of Ontario]] in 1937 in the government of [[Mitchell Hepburn]].

Hepburn resigned suddenly, in October 1942, after a long series of erratic acts and especially due to his feud with [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[William Lyon Mackenzie King]] that split Hepburn's cabinet and threatened the unity of his party. Hepburn announced that he was remaining leader of the party and Conant was selected as the new Premier by the [[Lieutenant Governor of Ontario|Lieutenant Governor]]. The party, led by King's supporters, demanded a [[1943 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election|leadership convention]] and Conant and Hepburn were forced to acquiesce. Conant ran for the leadership but collapsed hours before the leadership vote and withdrew his candidacy.<ref name="con">{{cite news|title=Conant Suffers Collapse, Quits Leadership Race|work=Toronto Daily Star|date=30 April 1943}}</ref>  Former [[Provincial Secretary and Registrar of Ontario|Provincial Secretary and Registrar]] [[Harry Nixon]] was elected new Liberal leader and was thus appointed Premier in May 1943.