Bob McDonald (politician)

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Bob McDonald
Born:(1931-09-26)September 26, 1931
Windsor Rockets
Awards1950 - Gruen Trophy
Robert Matthew Turnbull McDonald
Member of Parliament
for Hamilton South
In office
June 1957 – April 1963
Personal details
Born26 September 1931
Hamilton, Ontario
Died9 June 2002(2002-06-09) (aged 70)
Political partyProgressive Conservative
SpousePatricia Diane Garneau (m. December 1951)[1]
Professionbusinessman, insurance agent, professional football player, public servant

Robert Matthew Turnbull McDonald (26 September 1931 – 9 June 2002) was a Canadian professional football player, businessman, insurance agent, public servant and politician. McDonald served as a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada.

Born in

poliomyelitis on 6 August 1953 after which he required the use of crutches.[2]

Recovered from the illness, his new career was selling insurance. As the 1957 federal election approached, the Progressive Conservative party recruited McDonald as their candidate in the Hamilton South riding. On election day, 10 June 1957, a 25-year-old McDonald defeated Liberal party incumbent Russell Reinke as part of an Ontario sweep by the Tories, helping John Diefenbaker win a minority government.[3]

After winning two more terms in the

New Democratic Party in the 1963 election. McDonald served three terms from the 23rd to 25th Canadian Parliaments
.

After leaving federal politics McDonald became a Hamilton school trustee in 1964 and returned to business for a decade, running Crystal Glass and Plastics. He moved to provincial government in the 1970s as general manager of the Ontario Mortgage Corporation. From 1978 to 1991, he held various deputy minister positions with the

National Parole Board.[4]

McDonald died in June 2002, survived by his wife, two daughters and a son.[2][4]

References

  1. ISBN 1-896182-71-2
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  2. ^ a b c "Turned from sports to politics after battling polio". National Post. 25 June 2002. p. S9.
  3. ^ Hamilton, Grey (11 June 1957). "Liberals lose control; stalemate at Ottawa Liberals hit by Landslide in Ontario". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2008.
  4. ^ a b Robert M.T. McDonald @ ObituariesToday.com

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