Cyril Sherwood

Cyril Beverly "Cy" Sherwood (July 1, 1915 – December 10, 1996) was a farmer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented King's County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a Progressive Conservative member from 1952 to 1967. He was named to the Senate 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 the University 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
• Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament
• Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame

Provincial Government of Hugh John Flemming
Cabinet Posts (1)
Predecessor	Office	Successor
Austin Claude Taylor	Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development 1952-1960	J. Adrien Levesque

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Name	Sherwood, Cyril
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Date of birth	July 1, 1915
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Date of death	December 10, 1996
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