Bob McKessock | |
Office1: | Ontario MPP |
Term Start1: | 1975 |
Term End1: | 1987 |
Predecessor1: | Eric Winkler |
Successor1: | Ron Lipsett |
Constituency1: | Grey |
Party: | Liberal |
Birth Date: | 2 February 1933 |
Birth Place: | Chatsworth, Ontario |
Occupation: | Church deacon, farmer |
Robert Carson McKessock (born February 2, 1933) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1987, as a member of the Liberal Party.[1]
McKessock was born in Chatsworth, Ontario and educated at Georgian College. He worked as a farmer, and was a deacon in the Strathaven Baptist Church.
He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1975 provincial election defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent Eric Winkler by 277 votes in Grey.[2] The Progressive Conservatives won a minority government in this election, and McKessock served in opposition. He was re-elected in the elections of 1977 and 1981.[3] [4]
McKessock won a landslide re-election victory in the 1985 campaign.[5] The Liberals formed a minority government after the election, and McKessock served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Correctional Services and Solicitor General. He did not seek re-election in 1987 and returned to his farming career.[6]