Ovid Jackson

Ovid L. Jackson
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
In office 1993–2004
Preceded by	Gus Mitges
Succeeded by	Larry Miller
Personal details
Born	February 3, 1939 (1939-02-03) (age 72) New Amsterdam, Berbice, Guyana
Political party	Liberal
Committees	Chair, Standing Committee on Transport and Government Operations (2001-2002) Chair, Standing Committee on Transport
Portfolio	Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board (1996-1998)

Ovid L. Jackson, O.Ont^[1] (born February 3, 1939, New Amsterdam, Berbice, Guyana) is a Canadian politician. He represented the federal riding of Bruce—Grey and Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound in the House of Commons for the Liberal Party from 1994 to 2004.^[2]

Jackson, originally from Guyana, was a school teacher at West Hill Secondary School in Owen Sound.^[3] He was then elected mayor of the city, serving for 10 years before being elected to parliament in the 1993 election.^[4] He lost his seat to Conservative candidate Larry Miller in the 2004 election.^[4]

References

1. ^ "29 Appointees Named To Ontario's Highest Honour". Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration. 2010-01-25. http://www.news.ontario.ca/mci/en/2010/01/29-appointees-named-to-ontarios-highest-honour.html. Retrieved 2010-01-27. 
2. ^ "PARLINFO - Parliamentarian File - Federal Experience - JACKSON, Ovid L., O. Ont., B.A.". Library of Parliament. http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=fcf6b6cd-31b5-4740-a22f-16ed6d417554&Language=E. Retrieved 2010-03-03. 
3. ^ Hill, Tony L. (2002). Canadian politics, riding by riding: an in-depth analysis of Canada's 301 federal electoral districts. Minneapolis: Prospect Park Press. pp. 273–274. ISBN 9780972343602. http://books.google.com/books?id=opvmE2AExc8C&pg=PA273&dq=Ovid+Jackson+Teacher&cd=3#v=onepage&q=Ovid%20Jackson%20Teacher&f=false. Retrieved 2010-03-02. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Gowan, Rob (February 2010). "Ovid Jackson to be named to Order of Ontario". Owen Sound Sun Times. http://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2276716. Retrieved 2010-03-03. 

Persondata
Name	Jackson, Ovid
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1939-02-03
Place of birth	New Amsterdam, Berbice, Guyana
Date of death
Place of death

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