Francis Laurence Jobin
Francis Laurence Jobin | |
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18th Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba | |
In office March 15, 1976 – October 23, 1981 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governors General | Jules Léger Edward Schreyer |
Premier | Edward Schreyer Sterling Lyon |
Preceded by | William John McKeag |
Succeeded by | Pearl McGonigal |
Manitoba Minister of Industry and Commerce | |
In office July 6, 1956 – June 30, 1958 | |
Premier | Douglas Lloyd Campbell |
Preceded by | Ronald Turner |
Succeeded by | Gurney Evans |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Flin Flon The Pas 1949–1958 | |
In office June 16, 1958 – May 14, 1959 | |
Preceded by | new constituency |
Succeeded by | Charles Witney |
In office November 10, 1949 – June 16, 1958 | |
Preceded by | Beresford Richards |
Succeeded by | John Carroll |
Personal details | |
Born | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | August 14, 1914
Died | August 25, 1995 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | (aged 81)
Political party | Liberal |
Alma mater | University of Manitoba |
Occupation | Labourer, miner, surveyor |
Francis Laurence Jobin (August 14, 1914 – August 25, 1995) was a politician and the 18th Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, Canada.[1]
Jobin was born in
Jobin was first elected to the
Jobin was re-elected in the
Campbell's Liberals were defeated by Dufferin Roblin's Progressive Conservatives in the 1958 election, but Jobin was able to retain the redistributed riding of Flin Flon. He was defeated by Progressive Conservative Charles Witney in the following year's election, however, as Roblin's Tories won a majority government.[2]
When Campbell resigned as Manitoba Liberal Party leader in 1961, Jobin was one of four candidates who sought to replace him. He was accused by some of representing "radical" elements within the party, though he denied this, using his friendship with the arch-conservative Campbell as evidence. Jobin was a somewhat marginal candidate, however, and received only 79 votes in the leadership convention, compared to 475 for the winner, Gildas Molgat.
Jobin ran as a
Jobin was elected to the Flin Flon Municipal Council in 1966.[1] He made another bid for the provincial legislature in the 1969 election, this time finishing third against Witney and the successful New Democratic candidate, Thomas Barrow. Jobin received a Centennial Medal from the Manitoba Historical Society in 1970, and continued his work on the municipal council. In October 1974, he was elected mayor of Flin Flon.[1]
On March 15, 1976, Jobin was sworn in as the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. He served in this position until October 23, 1981. He died in Winnipeg on August 25, 1995.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "The Honourable Francis Laurence Jobin". Past Lieutenant Governors. Government of Manitoba. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
- ^ a b c d e "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
- ^ "Churchill, Manitoba (1933 - )". History of Federal Ridings since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2013-07-07.