Walter Tucker (Canadian politician)
Walter Tucker Leader of the Opposition in Saskatchewan | |
|---|---|
| In office 6 August 1948 – July 1953 | |
| Preceded by | William John Patterson |
| Succeeded by | Asmundur Loptson (interim) |
| MLA for Rosthern | |
| In office 24 June 1948 – July 1953 | |
| Preceded by | Peter J. Hooge |
| Succeeded by | Isaak Elias |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Walter Adam Tucker 11 March 1899 Liberal |
| Spouse |
Hertha Louise Friesen
(m. 1929; died 1988) |
| Children | 9 |
| Alma mater |
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| Profession | Lawyer |
Walter Adam Tucker QC (11 March 1899 – 19 September 1990)[1] was a Canadian politician.
Born in
Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Tucker earned his BA from the University of Manitoba and a law degree from the University of Saskatchewan.[2]
He won a seat in the
Rosthern, Saskatchewan from 1935 until 1948. He served as parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Veterans Affairs from 1945 to 1948.[2]
He moved to provincial politics to lead the
Leader of the Opposition, he failed in his attempts to defeat the CCF government in 1948 and then again in 1952. He resigned his seat in the provincial legislature in 1953; replaced in a byelection by Samuel Henry Carr; and returned to the federal House of Commons in the 1953 federal election. He was re-elected in the 1957 election but defeated in the Diefenbaker landslide the following year in the 1958 election.[1][2]
In 1963, he was appointed to the
Court of Queen's Bench for Saskatchewan where he served as a judge until 1974.[2]
His daughter, Shirley Tucker Parks,
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and Health Canada, Shirley Parks was notable as a tireless advocate of the furtherance of the legal rights of women.[3]
References
- ^ a b Walter Adam Tucker Parliamentary biography, Library of Parliament, accessed February 12, 2008
- ^ a b c d Yazinowski, Dwayne, Tucker, Walter Adam (1899–1990), Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, February 12, 2008
- ^ Death Notice of Shirley Parks; www.legacy.com.
External links
- Walter Tucker (Canadian politician) – Parliament of Canada biography
- Tucker, Walter Adam (1899–1990), Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan