1 9 7 6 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Ontario ▁merchant ▁and ▁political ▁figure . ▁He ▁represented ▁D und as ▁and ▁then ▁Gren ville — D und as ▁in ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Ontario ▁as ▁a ▁Conserv ative ▁and ▁then ▁Progress ive ▁Conserv ative ▁member ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Win chester , ▁Ontario , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁James ▁George ▁Chal lies ▁and ▁Margaret ▁Bow . ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁he ▁married ▁Jean ▁Kennedy ▁Gib son , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Matthew ▁Gib son ▁and ▁F anny ▁Mer k ley . ▁Jean ▁died ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 4 4 ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Mount ▁Ple asant ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Morris burg , ▁Ontario , ▁Canada ▁with ▁her ▁father ▁and ▁brother . ▁ ▁Chal lies ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁Ontario ▁College ▁of ▁Ph arm acy . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁Re e ve ▁of ▁Morris burg . ▁He ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Domin ion ▁To ile t ▁Br ush ▁Company ▁and ▁Domin ion ▁Co ach ▁L ines . ▁Chal lies ▁served ▁as ▁Provin cial ▁Secretary ▁and ▁Reg istr ar ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁and ▁as ▁Minister ▁without ▁Port folio ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁to ▁ 1