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Peter Bawden
Peter Colwell Bawden, (January 1, 1929 – February 28, 1991) was a prominent Canadians, Canadian oilman and federal politician. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1972 Canadian federal election, 1972, representing the riding of Calgary South in the heart of Canada's oil industry. A Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, Progressive Conservative, Bawden was re-elected in 1974 Canadian federal election, 1974 and served until 1979. He was invested as an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1990. Oil and gas exploration Bawden founded and built the world's largest (at the time) privately owned oil and gas drilling company. In business for over 35 years, and consisting of a large fleet of offshore and land rigs operated from offices worldwide, Bawden Drilling worked closely with Shell Oil, Mobil Corporation and Dome Petroleum, among others. He moved to Alberta in the fall of 1950 and founded Peter Bawden Drilling in 1952 shortly after his arrival in Calgary. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calgary South
Calgary South was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1988. This riding was created in 1952 from parts of Bow River, Calgary West and Calgary East ridings. It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Calgary Southwest and Calgary West ridings. Election results See also * Calgary South provincial electoral district * List of Canadian federal electoral districts * Past Canadian electoral districts This is a list of past arrangements of Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. In 1999 and 2003, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario was elected using the same districts within that province. ... External links * {{CanRiding, ID=1389, name=Calgary South Former federal electoral districts of Alberta Politics of Calgary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
