William Atcheson Stewart

William Atcheson Stewart (February 26, 1915 – December 8, 1990) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1957 to 1975 who represented the southwestern Ontario riding of Middlesex North. He served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Leslie Frost, John Robarts, and Bill Davis.

For other people named William Stewart, see William Stewart (disambiguation).
Bill Stewart
Ontario MPP
In office
1957–1975
Preceded byThomas L. Patrick
Succeeded byRiding abolished
ConstituencyMiddlesex North
Personal details
Born(1915-02-26)February 26, 1915
London, Ontario
DiedDecember 8, 1990(1990-12-08) (aged 75)
London, Ontario
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Spouse(s)Edythe Jones
Children4
OccupationFarmer
PortfolioMinister without portfolio, 1960-1961

Background

Stewart was a cattle farmer in Denfield, Ontario.[1] He married Edythe Jones and together they raised four daughters.

Politics

In 1957, Stewart was elected in a by-election in the riding of Middlesex North to replace Thomas L. Patrick who had died that year. He defeated Liberal candidate A.E. Smith by 3,134 votes.[2] He was re-elected in 1959, 1963, 1967, and 1971. In 1960, Leslie Frost appointed him to cabinet as a Minister Without Portfolio. In 1961 he was appointed by new Premier, John Robarts as Minister of Agriculture.[3] He retained the cabinet position for 15 years until his retirement in 1975.[4]

Cabinet positions
Ontario provincial government of Bill Davis
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor Office Successor
Bill Goodfellow Minister of Agriculture and Food[note 1]
1961–1975		 Bill Newman

Later life

In 1983, he was appointed the fourth chancellor of the University of Guelph.[5] In 1976, he was awarded an honorary LL.D. from the University of Guelph. He was elected to the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame in 1988.

Academic offices
Preceded by
Pauline McGibbon		 Chancellor of the University of Guelph
1983–1989		 Succeeded by
Edmund Bovey

References

Notes
  1. From 1961 to 1966, portfolio was known as Ministry of Agriculture.

Citations
  1. Williamson, Robert (January 4, 1974). "Veteran of Agriculture post: Stewart: a Tory watchdog down on the farm". The Globe and Mail. p. 25.
  2. "By-Election Victories For 2 PC's". The Globe and Mail. September 6, 1957. p. 1.
  3. "9 Ministers Switch In Cabinet Shuffle". The Globe and Mail. November 9, 1961. p. 1.
  4. Cherry, Zena (November 19, 1975). "After a fashion: Royal's luncheon shall be nameless". The Globe and Mail. p. 11.
  5. "University of Guelph". The Globe and Mail. September 15, 1983. p. B2.
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