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SOLOMAN, ROGER, teacher and school principal; b. 16 May 1939, in Georgetown, son of G. Walter Soloman and Lucy Scully; m. 27 December 1965 Sheila Graham, and they had four children, Paulette, Terry, Kimberly, and Frank; Roman Catholic. Soloman, a Liberal, was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the general election of 1993 for 1st Kings. While a member, Soloman served on a number of Legislative committees. He chaired the Special Committee on Proposed Tax Harmonization in 1996. Soloman also served as Campaign Chair for Cardigan MP Lawrence MacAulay and, in 1996, for Keith Milligan*. Soloman earned a Bachelor of Science from St. Dunstan’s University in 1963 and a Bachelor of Education from the University of Prince Edward Island in 1971. Later he attended the University of New Brunswick and St. Francis Xavier University, where he received a Master of Education in 1977. Following his graduation from St. Dunstan’s University, Soloman served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Navy. He served on the HMCS Bonaventure in the Canadian contingent of the United Nations Forces in Cyprus from 1963 to 1964. For 32 years beginning in 1964, Soloman was a teacher in the Souris schools. He taught math and science and was the principal of both Souris Consolidated and Souris Regional High. He was a member of the Board of Governors of the PEI Teacher’s Federation. Soloman served as chair of the Souris West Community Council. He operates De Roma Cottages, a small cottage operation on the Brudenell River. Soloman was a member of the Souris Curling Club, member and president of both the Royal Canadian Legion in Souris and the Lions Club, and was a volunteer with the United Appeal and Flowers of Hope Campaign. He volunteered with the Souris Minor Hockey Association, Scouts Canada, and the Souris Sea Cadets. Roger Soloman and his wife live in Souris West.Sheila Soloman is the daughter of Guy Graham of Murray Harbour North and Martha French., CPG 1996; Guardian 15 February 1993, 6 March 1993.