- Cyril B. Sherwood
Cyril Beverly "Cy" Sherwood (
July 1 1915 –December 10 1996 ) was a farmer and political figure inNew Brunswick , Canada. He represented King's County in theLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a Progressive Conservative member from 1952 to 1967. He was named to theSenate of Canada for Royal division in 1979 and served until 1990.He was born in
Midland, New Brunswick , the son of Richard M. Sherwood and Edna Gillies. He was educated at theUniversity of New Brunswick . He raised dairy cattle and was also a fox rancher. In 1939, he married Madelene Lunn. Sherwood was Minister of Agriculture in the province's Executive Council from 1952 to 1960. He helped establish the New Brunswick Cream Producers' Marketing Board and the New Brunswick Milk Producers' Association and introduced legislation that led to the creation of the New Brunswick Milk Marketing Board.References
* "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1956", PG Normandin
* [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=e8f6bb56-1e38-4ca6-9bb1-33b5d14186e8&Language=E Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament]
* [http://www.cahfa.com/oz/Sherwood.html Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame]
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