Robert Wellington Mayhew, PC (October 13,1880 – July 28,1971) was a Canadian politician and diplomat.
Born in Cobden,Ontario,the son of Charles Mayhew and Sarah Dunlop Mayhew,he founded the Sidney Roofing and Paper Co. Ltd. in 1912 which became one of Victoria's largest businesses. [1]
He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Victoria in a 1937 by-election. A Liberal,he was re-elected in 1940,1945,and 1949. From 1945 to 1948,he was the parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Finance. From 1948 to 1952,he was the Minister of Fisheries. From 1952 to 1954,he was the first Canadian Ambassador to Japan. [2]
In 1951,in San Francisco,along with Lester B. Pearson,he signed,on behalf of Canada,the Peace Treaty with Japan.
In 1966,he was awarded the City of Victoria's Freedom of the City,the highest award given by the city,for "eminent public service". [1]
He married Grace Logan in 1908 and had three children. His only daughter,Jean Edwards Mayhew,married to James Alexander Lawrason,died January 5,2006,in Peterborough,Ontario. [3] His son Alan married Canadian sculptor Elza Mayhew;he died in 1943 while serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force when his plane went down in a hurricane. [4] [5]
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Charles Brailsford Edwards was a Canadian journalist and news agency executive. He began in journalism as a sportswriter for the Regina Evening Post,The Leader,and the Winnipeg Free Press,before reporting for The Canadian Press (CP). He served as manager of CP's subsidiary Press News from 1944 to 1954,where he established the first French-language wire service for radio news broadcasters in North America,and established CP Picture Service to wire photographs to newspapers and television stations. He became the first manager of CP's subsidiary Broadcast News (BN) in 1954,then established the first national voice news wire service for broadcasters in Canada,which he transitioned into BN Voice. By the time he retired as manager in 1971,BN had grown to serve 298 radio and television stations in Canada.
Ministers of Marine and Fisheries (1867–1930)1 | |
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Ministers of Fisheries (1930–69) | |
Minister of Fisheries and Forestry (1969–71) | |
Ministers of the Environment (1971–76)2 |
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Ministers of State (Fisheries) (1974–76) | |
Minister of Fisheries and the Environment (1976–79) | |
Ministers of Fisheries and Oceans (1979–2015) | |
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard (2015–) | |
1The office of Minister of Marine and Fisheries was abolished and the offices of Minister of Fisheries and Minister of Marine were created in 1930. The Minister of Marine office was a precursor to the Minister of Transport. 2From 1971 to 1976 the Minister of the Environment was also the Minister of Fisheries. |