| 词条 | Dick Ruston |
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| name = Dick Ruston | image = | caption = | office1 = Ontario MPP | term_start1 = 1975 | term_end1 = 1985 | predecessor1 = New riding | successor1 = Pat Hayes | constituency1 = Essex North | term_start2 = 1967 | term_end2 = 1975 | predecessor2 = New riding | successor2 = Riding abolished | constituency2 = Essex—Kent | party = Liberal | birth_date = {{birth date|1919|08|28}} | birth_place = Essex County, Ontario | death_date = {{death date and age|2002|05|19|1919|08|28}} | death_place = Essex County, Ontario | spouse = Shirley Ruston | children = 5 | occupation = Co-op Manager }} Richard Fletcher "Dick" Ruston (August 28, 1919 – May 19, 2002) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1985, as a member of the Liberal Party. BackgroundRuston was born in Essex County in southwestern Ontario, and educated in the area. He was manager of the Essex County Medical Co-op. He and his wife Shirley lived in Essex where they raised five children.[1] PoliticsRuston was a councillor in Maidstone Township from 1960 to 1962, reeve of the community from 1963 to 1968, and an Essex County councillor.[1] He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1967 provincial election, defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Fred Cada by 991 votes.[2] He was re-elected in the 1971 election by roughly the same margin, and won with larger majorities in 1975,[3] 1977,[4] and 1981.[5] He served as Liberal Party whip for a period. The Progressive Conservative Party governed Ontario during this period, and Ruston was an opposition member for his legislative career. He was primarily a defender of farmer's interests. Ruston announced that he would retire from the legislature in mid-1985, and was not a candidate in that year's provincial election.[6] Later lifeHe died in 2002 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease.[7] Fellow MPP and friend Sean Conway described him as a follower of Ontario's Clear Grit tradition, and a believer that "the best government [...] is the smaller unit closest to the people".[8] References1. ^1 {{cite news |url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/windsorstar/obituary.aspx?n=richard-ruston&pid=157243771#fbLoggedOut |title=Richard Ruston: Obituary |newspaper=Windsor Star |date=May 19, 2002}} 2. ^{{cite news |title=Riding-by-riding returns in provincial election |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=October 23, 1971 |page=10}} 3. ^{{cite news |title=Table of vote results for all Ontario ridings |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=September 19, 1975 |page=C12}} 4. ^{{cite news |title=Ontario provincial election results riding by riding |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=June 10, 1977 |page=D9}} 5. ^{{cite news|author=Canadian Press |title=Winds of change, sea of security |newspaper=The Windsor Star |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0NtYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QlIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1444%2C1388326 |date=1981-03-20 |location=Windsor, Ontario |page=22 |accessdate=2014-04-01}} 6. ^{{cite news |title=2 more MPPs decide to quit |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=February 15, 1985 |page=F11}} 7. ^{{cite news |title=Rushton lived for family, electors |first=Brendan |last=Richardson |newspaper=The Windsor Star |date=May 22, 2002 |page=A5}} 8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/house-proceedings/house_detail.do?Date=2002-05-23&Parl=37&Sess=3&locale=en#P633_121654 |title=Tribute to Richard Ruston |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Ontario |accessdate=May 15, 2014}} External links
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