| 词条 | William Atcheson Stewart |
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| name = Bill Stewart | image = | imagesize = | office1 = Ontario MPP | term_start1 = 1957 | term_end1 = 1975 | predecessor1 = Thomas L. Patrick | successor1 = Riding abolished | constituency1 = Middlesex North | party = Progressive Conservative | birth_date = {{birth date|1915|2|26}} | birth_place = London, Ontario | death_date = {{death date and age|1990|12|8|1915|2|26}} | death_place = London, Ontario | occupation = Farmer | relations = | portfolio = Minister without portfolio, 1960-1961 | spouse = Edythe Jones | children = 4 }} William Atcheson Stewart (February 26, 1915 – December 8, 1990) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1957 to 1975 who represented the southwestern Ontario riding of Middlesex North. He served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Leslie Frost, John Robarts, and Bill Davis. BackgroundStewart was a cattle farmer in Denfield, Ontario.[1] He married Edythe Jones and together they raised four daughters. PoliticsIn 1957, Stewart was elected in a by-election in the riding of Middlesex North to replace Thomas L. Patrick who had died that year. He defeated Liberal candidate A.E. Smith by 3,134 votes.[2] He was re-elected in 1959, 1963, 1967, and 1971. In 1960, Leslie Frost appointed him to cabinet as a Minister Without Portfolio. In 1961 he was appointed by new Premier, John Robarts as Minister of Agriculture.[3] He retained the cabinet position for 15 years until his retirement in 1975.[4] Cabinet positions{{s-start}}{{Canadian cabinet member navigational box header |ministry=Bill_Davis}}{{ministry box cabinet posts| post1preceded = Bill Goodfellow | post1 = Minister of Agriculture and Food[5] | post1years = 1961–1975 | post1note = | post1followed = Bill Newman }}{{s-end}} Later lifeIn 1983, he was appointed the fourth chancellor of the University of Guelph.[6] In 1976, he was awarded an honorary LL.D. from the University of Guelph. He was elected to the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame in 1988. {{s-start}}{{s-aca}}{{succession box|before=Pauline McGibbon| title=Chancellor of the University of Guelph| years=1983–1989| after=Edmund Bovey }}{{s-end}} ReferencesNotes1. ^{{cite news |title=Veteran of Agriculture post: Stewart: a Tory watchdog down on the farm |last=Williamson |first=Robert |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=January 4, 1974 |page=25}} 2. ^{{cite news |title=By-Election Victories For 2 PC's |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=September 6, 1957 |page=1}} 3. ^{{cite news |title=9 Ministers Switch In Cabinet Shuffle |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=November 9, 1961 |page=1}} 4. ^{{cite news |title=After a fashion: Royal's luncheon shall be nameless |last=Cherry |first=Zena |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=November 19, 1975 |page=11}} 5. ^From 1961 to 1966, portfolio was known as Ministry of Agriculture. 6. ^{{cite news |title=University of Guelph |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=September 15, 1983 |page=B2}} Citations{{reflist}}External links
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