Charles Van Horne
Joseph Charles Van Horne (January 3, 1921 – August 27, 2003) was a politician in New Brunswick, Canada, and the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick between 1966 and 1967.
A lawyer and
While in Parliament, Van Horne successfully lobbied the federal and provincial governments to build a bridge between Campbellton and
In 1966, after the resignation of Cyril Sherwood, Van Horne successfully ran for leader of the provincial Progressive Conservative Party. In the 1967 provincial election, Liberal Premier Louis Robichaud was re-elected, and Van Horne resigned as Conservative leader. He attempted to regain the leadership at the 1969 party leadership convention but lost to Richard Hatfield.
Van Horne remained in the Legislative Assembly and served as Minister of Tourism in the Cabinet of Richard Hatfield between 1970 and 1972 when he was fired from cabinet for going over budget. In 1975, he left politics entirely after pleading guilty to accepting a bribe over the purchase of park lands and receiving a two-year suspended sentence.[1]
References
- ^ "Colourful N.B. Tory leader was convicted of bribery" Globe and Mail, September 2, 2003
Sources
- Journal of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, December 9, 2003
- "Ethnicity and Accommodation in the New Brunswick party system" by William Cross and Ian Stewart. Journal of Canadian Studies, Winter 2002.
- Louis J. Robichaud: A Not So Quiet Revolution by Michel Cormier, translated by Johnathan Kaplansky. Faye Editions, 2004.
- The Right Fight: Bernard Lord and the Conservative Dilemma by Jacques Poitras. Goose Lane Editions, 2004.