- Ross Whicher
Ross MacKenzie Whicher (
February 13 1918 -April 19 2002 ) was a Canadian politician and businessman.Whicher served in
World War II with the 4th anti-tank regiment of the Canadian military. Following the war, he returned home and opened the Wiarton Dairy, operating it for several decades.He served as
mayor ofWiarton, Ontario from 1953 until 1955 when he was elected to theLegislative Assembly of Ontario as theMember of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Bruce. In 1958, he was a candidate for the leadership of theOntario Liberal Party , but received only 39 votes and dropped off after the first ballot at the party's leadership convention.He was re-elected to the legislature in 1959 and 1963 and served as the Liberals' finance critic. During this period, the Progressive Conservative government of
John Robarts was often to the left of the Liberals, and Whicher often criticised it for overspending.Following his provincial career, Whicher served two terms in the
Canadian House of Commons as a LiberalMember of Parliament for Bruce. He won his seat in the 1968 federal election, and was re-elected in the 1972 election. He retired from politics when the 1974 election was called.External links
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