Harry Craig Parrott

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Harry Parrott
Gordon Innes
Succeeded byDick Treleaven
ConstituencyOxford
Personal details
Born(1925-11-30)November 30, 1925
Mitchell, Ontario, Canada
DiedJuly 2, 2019(2019-07-02) (aged 93)
Clinton, Ontario, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
OccupationDentist

Harry Craig Parrott (November 30, 1925 – July 2, 2019) was a politician from Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1981 who represented the riding Oxford. He served as a cabinet minister in the government of Bill Davis.

Background

He was born in

D.D.S. in 1947. He was president of the Red Cross for Oxford County. He died at a hospital in Clinton, Ontario in 2019, aged 93.[2]

Politics

Parrott was a member of the Woodstock board of education, served on city council for Woodstock.

In 1971 he ran as the

Gordon Innes by 3,024 votes.[3] He was re-elected in 1975 and 1977.[4][5]

In October 1975 he was appointed as

Cabinet positions

Ontario provincial government of Bill Davis
Cabinet posts (2)
Predecessor Office Successor
George McCague
Minister of Environment

1978–1981
Keith Norton
James Auld
Minister of Colleges and Universities

1975–1978
Bette Stephenson

References

  1. ^ "The Canadian Parliamentary Companion". 1975.
  2. ^ "Obituary for Harry Craig Parrott | Brock & Visser Funeral Home".
  3. ^ McNenly, Pat (October 22, 1971). "Stunning upsets as PC wave sweeps province". Toronto Daily Star. pp. 1, 3.
  4. ^ "Table of vote results for all Ontario ridings". The Globe and Mail. September 19, 1975. p. C12.
  5. ^ "Ontario provincial election results riding by riding". The Globe and Mail. June 10, 1977. p. D9.
  6. ^ "Heavy on the brass". The Globe and Mail. October 8, 1975. p. 7.
  7. ^ Oziewicz, Stan; Yaffe, Barbara (August 19, 1978). "McCague, Baetz are demoted in cabinet shuffle". The Globe and Mail. pp. 1, 2.

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