William Atcheson Stewart
Bill Stewart | |
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Ontario MPP | |
In office 1957–1975 | |
Preceded by | Thomas L. Patrick |
Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
Constituency | Middlesex North |
Personal details | |
Born | (1915-02-26)February 26, 1915 London, Ontario |
Died | December 8, 1990(1990-12-08) (aged 75) London, Ontario |
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Spouse | Edythe Jones |
Children | 4 |
Occupation | Farmer |
Portfolio | Minister without portfolio, 1960–1961 |
William Atcheson Stewart (February 26, 1915 – December 8, 1990) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1957 to 1975 who represented the southwestern Ontario riding of Middlesex North. He served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Leslie Frost, John Robarts, and Bill Davis.
Background
Stewart was a cattle farmer in Denfield, Ontario.[1] He married Edythe Jones and together they raised four daughters.
Politics
In 1957, Stewart was elected in a by-election in the riding of Middlesex North to replace Thomas L. Patrick who had died that year. He defeated Liberal candidate A.E. Smith by 3,134 votes.[2] He was re-elected in 1959, 1963, 1967, and 1971. In 1960, Leslie Frost appointed him to cabinet as a Minister Without Portfolio. In 1961 he was appointed by new Premier, John Robarts as Minister of Agriculture.[3] He retained the cabinet position for 15 years until his retirement in 1975.[4]
Cabinet positions
Ontario provincial government of Bill Davis | ||
Cabinet post (1) | ||
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Predecessor | Office | Successor |
Bill Goodfellow | Minister of Agriculture and Food[note 1] 1961–1975 | Bill Newman |
Later life
In 1983, he was appointed the fourth chancellor of the University of Guelph.[5] In 1976, he was awarded an honorary LL.D. from the University of Guelph. He was elected to the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame in 1988.
Academic offices | ||
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Preceded by | Chancellor of the University of Guelph 1983–1989 | Succeeded by Edmund Bovey |
References
Notes
- ^ From 1961 to 1966, portfolio was known as Ministry of Agriculture.
Citations
- ^ Williamson, Robert (January 4, 1974). "Veteran of Agriculture post: Stewart: a Tory watchdog down on the farm". The Globe and Mail. p. 25.
- ^ "By-Election Victories For 2 PC's". The Globe and Mail. September 6, 1957. p. 1.
- ^ "9 Ministers Switch In Cabinet Shuffle". The Globe and Mail. November 9, 1961. p. 1.
- ^ Cherry, Zena (November 19, 1975). "After a fashion: Royal's luncheon shall be nameless". The Globe and Mail. p. 11.
- ^ "University of Guelph". The Globe and Mail. September 15, 1983. p. B2.
External links
- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
- "Agriculture Hall of Fame profile" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2012-10-18.
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