David Weatherhead Explained

David Bennington Weatherhead
Term Start:1980
Term End:1984
Predecessor:William Wightman
Successor:Reg Stackhouse
Term Start2:1968
Term End2:1972
Predecessor2:Riding established
Successor2:John Paul Harney
Party:Liberal
Birth Date:19 February 1928
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario
Death Place:Toronto, Ontario
Profession:Lawyer

David Bennington Weatherhead (19 February 1928 – 25 March 2012) was a Canadian lawyer, barrister and politician. Weatherhead was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada.

He represented the Ontario riding of Scarborough West on two occasions, for the 28th Canadian Parliament where he won in the 1968 federal election, and for the 32nd Parliament where he won the 1980 election. Weatherhead was defeated after each of these Parliamentary terms. He died in 2012.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DAVID WEATHERHEAD Obituary (2012) - Toronto Star.