Philip Bernard Rynard Explained

Philip Bernard Rynard
Birth Date:1897 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Udora, Ontario
Death Place:Orillia, Ontario
Riding:Simcoe East
Predecessor:William Alfred Robinson
Successor:riding dissolved
Term Start:1957
Term End:1968
Riding2:Simcoe North
Predecessor2:Heber Smith
Successor2:Doug Lewis
Term Start2:1968
Term End2:1979
Profession:Physician, surgeon
Party:Progressive Conservative

Philip Bernard Rynard (25 June 1897  - 20 November 1980) was a Canadian physician, surgeon, and politician.

Born in Udora, Ontario, he received his medical education at Queen's University. He was a Medical Health Officer for the province of Ontario and practiced medicine in Orillia.

He first ran unsuccessfully for the House of Commons of Canada in the 1953 federal election for the riding of Simcoe East. A Progressive Conservative, he was elected in the 1957 election. He was re-elected in 1958, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1972, and 1974. He was the physician to Prime Minister John Diefenbaker.[1]

Rynard suffered a stroke in February 1980. He died in Orillia that November.

Archives

There is a Philip Bernard Rynard fonds at Library and Archives Canada.[2] Archival reference number is R3303.

References

  1. News: P. B. Rynard Diefenbaker's MD MP for 22 years. 22 November 1980. The Globe and Mail.
  2. Web site: Finding aid to Philip Bernard Rynard fonds, Library and Archives Canada.