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Philip Bernard Rynard Member of Parliament
for Simcoe EastIn office
1957–1968Preceded by William Alfred Robinson Succeeded by riding dissolved Member of Parliament
for Simcoe NorthIn office
1968–1979Preceded by Heber Smith Succeeded by Doug Lewis Personal details Born 25 June 1897
Udora, OntarioDied 20 November 1980 (aged 83)
Orillia, OntarioPolitical party Progressive Conservative Profession physician, surgeon Philip Bernard Rynard (25 June 1897 – 20 November 1980) was a Canadian physician, surgeon, and politician.
Born in Udora, Ontario, he received his medical education at Queen's University. He was a Medical Health Officer for the province of Ontario and practiced medicine in Orillia.
He first ran unsuccessfully for the Canadian House of Commons in the 1953 federal election for the riding of Simcoe East. A Progressive Conservative, he was elected in the 1957 election. He was re-elected in 1958, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1972, and 1974. He was the physician to Prime Minister John Diefenbaker.[1]
Rynard suffered a stroke in February 1980. He died in Orillia that November.[1]
References
- ^ a b "P. B. Rynard Diefenbaker's MD MP for 22 years". The Globe and Mail. 22 November 1980.
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Categories:- 1897 births
- 1980 deaths
- Canadian physicians
- Members of the Canadian House of Commons from Ontario
- People from Orillia
- Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs
- Queen's University alumni
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