John Benjamin Stewart Explained

John Benjamin Stewart
Birth Date:1924 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death Place:Bayfield, Nova Scotia, Canada
Riding:Antigonish—Guysborough
Term Start:June 1962
Term End:June 1968
Office2:Senator
Term Start2:13 January 1984
Term End2:19 November 1999
Profession:Author, expert on parliamentary procedure, professor
Party:Liberal

John Benjamin Stewart (19 November 1924  - 11 June 2015) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was an author, expert on parliamentary procedure and professor.

He was first elected at the Antigonish—Guysborough riding in the 1962 general election then re-elected there in 1963 and 1965. After riding boundary changes, Stewart campaigned for a seat at South Western Nova in the 1968 election but lost to Louis-Roland Comeau of the Progressive Conservative party.

During his terms in Parliament, Stewart was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works from 1966 to 1968. He also served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretary of State for External Affairs in 1963 and 1964, then Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretary of State of Canada until 1965.

Stewart was appointed to the Senate of Canada in January 1984 where he remained until November 1999.[1]

References

  1. Web site: John B. Stewart . MacIsaac Funeral Home . Antigonish, NS . 15 May 2022.

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