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'''Herbert Orliffe''' (c.1905 – 3 July 1967) was a municipal politician in [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]], Canada. He immigrated with his family from [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle, England]] at age 8 and settled in Toronto. His father operated a grocery store on Harbord Street.  He attended first the [[University of Toronto]] and then received a law degree from [[Osgoode Hall Law School]].

Orliffe was an active member of the [[Co-operative Commonwealth Federation|CCF]] party and was first elected as a school board trustee for Ward 4. He eventually became chair of the [[Toronto Board of Education]]. He was elected to city council and ran for a position on the [[Toronto Board of Control|Board of Control]] in 1960, but lost by a slim margin. A month later he was appointed to the Board after [[William Allen (Canadian politician)|William Allen]] resigned to become chair of [[Metro Toronto]]. He served seven years on the Board of Control, gaining a reputation as a quiet Controller who worked out compromises between his more vocal fellows. In his last months he was deeply engaged in pushing for the construction of the [[Toronto Eaton Centre]].

He died unexpectedly of a heart attack early in the morning of 3 July 1967 at age 62. He was married with four children. He was replaced on the Board of Control by alderman [[Fred Beavis]].

==References==
{{Archival records|title=Herbert Orliffe fonds|location=|inventory_number=Fonds 1318|description_URL=http://gencat.eloquent-systems.com/torontodetail.html?key=89409|dates=|access_conditions=}}
*"Orliffe Dies at 62 of Heart Attack." ''Toronto Star.'' July 3, 1967

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