1 9 4 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁as ▁a ▁Liberal . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Mo ody ville , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Charles ▁Henry ▁C ates . ▁C ates ▁was ▁a ▁partner ▁in ▁the ▁t ug bo at ▁company ▁C . H . ▁C ates ▁and ▁S ons . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁C ates ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁Liberal - Con serv ative ▁coal ition ▁in ▁the ▁assembly ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Labour ▁in ▁the ▁provincial ▁cabinet . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁he ▁married ▁Car rie ▁Mat ilda ▁S we eten , ▁who ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁mayor ▁of ▁North ▁V ancouver ; ▁she ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁C ates ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 9 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 8 6 ▁death s ▁Category : B rit ish ▁Columbia ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁ML As <0x0A> </s> ▁Cy ril ▁Me ir ▁Scott ▁( 2 7 ▁September ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁– ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 0 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁composer , ▁writer , ▁poet , ▁and ▁occ ult ist . ▁ ▁He ▁created ▁around ▁four ▁hundred ▁musical ▁compos itions ▁including ▁piano , ▁viol in , ▁c ello ▁concert os , ▁sym phon ies , ▁and ▁ ▁oper as . ▁He ▁also ▁wrote ▁around ▁ 2 0 ▁pam ph