Harry Craig Parrott (November 30, 1925 – July 2, 2019) was a politician from Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1981 who represented the riding Oxford. He served as a cabinet minister in the government of Bill Davis.
Harry Parrott | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1971–1981 | |
| Preceded by | Gordon Innes |
| Succeeded by | Dick Treleaven |
| Constituency | Oxford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 30, 1925 Mitchell, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | July 2, 2019 (aged 93) Clinton, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation | Dentist |
Background
editHe was born in Mitchell, Ontario in 1925[1] and was educated in Mitchell and at the University of Toronto, receiving a D.D.S. in 1947. He was president of the Red Cross for Oxford County. He died at a hospital in Clinton, Ontario in 2019, aged 93.[2]
Politics
editParrott was a member of the Woodstock board of education, served on city council for Woodstock.
In 1971 he ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Oxford. He defeated Liberal incumbent Gordon Innes by 3,024 votes.[3] He was re-elected in 1975 and 1977.[4][5]
In October 1975 he was appointed as Minister of Colleges and Universities.[6] In August 1978, he was appointed as Minister of Environment.[7]
Cabinet positions
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Canadian Parliamentary Companion". 1975.
- ^ "Obituary for Harry Craig Parrott | Brock & Visser Funeral Home".
- ^ McNenly, Pat (October 22, 1971). "Stunning upsets as PC wave sweeps province". Toronto Daily Star. pp. 1, 3.
- ^ "Table of vote results for all Ontario ridings". The Globe and Mail. September 19, 1975. p. C12.
- ^ "Ontario provincial election results riding by riding". The Globe and Mail. June 10, 1977. p. D9.
- ^ "Heavy on the brass". The Globe and Mail. October 8, 1975. p. 7.
- ^ Oziewicz, Stan; Yaffe, Barbara (August 19, 1978). "McCague, Baetz are demoted in cabinet shuffle". The Globe and Mail. pp. 1, 2.