Andrew Mowatt Whisker (March 14, 1907 – April 4, 1992) was a lumberman and political figure in

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1949 to 1952 as a

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Biography

He was born in

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, the son of Peter Whisker and Isabelle Mowat, both natives of

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. In 1931, he married Mary Dixon. Whisker was a member of a Liberal-Conservative coalition in the provincial assembly. He was defeated when he ran for reelection to the assembly in 1952 and 1953. In 1957, Whisker became a member of the

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. He died at a hospital in

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in 1992.

References

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