Bob McKessock | |
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Ontario MPP | |
In office 1975–1987 | |
Preceded by | Eric Winkler |
Succeeded by | Ron Lipsett |
Constituency | Grey |
Personal details | |
Born | Chatsworth,Ontario | February 2,1933
Political party | Liberal |
Occupation | Church deacon,farmer |
Robert Carson McKessock (born February 2,1933) is a former politician in Ontario,Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1987,as a member of the Liberal Party. [1]
McKessock was born in Chatsworth,Ontario and educated at Georgian College. He worked as a farmer,and was a deacon in the Strathaven Baptist Church.
He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1975 provincial election defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent Eric Winkler by 277 votes in Grey. [2] The Progressive Conservatives won a minority government in this election,and McKessock served in opposition. He was re-elected in the elections of 1977 and 1981. [3] [4]
McKessock won a landslide re-election victory in the 1985 campaign. [5] The Liberals formed a minority government after the election,and McKessock served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Correctional Services and Solicitor General. He did not seek re-election in 1987 and returned to his farming career. [6]
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