Cyril Beverly "Cy" Sherwood (July 1, 1915 – December 10, 1996) was a farmer and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented King's County in the

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as a Progressive Conservative member from 1952 to 1967. He was named to the

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for Royal division in 1979 and served until 1990. He was born in Midland, New Brunswick, the son of Richard M. Sherwood and Edna Gillies. He was educated at the

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. He raised dairy cattle and was also a fox rancher. In 1939, he married Madelene Lunn. Sherwood was

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in the province's Executive Council from 1952 to 1960. He helped establish the New Brunswick Cream Producers' Marketing Board and the New Brunswick Milk Producers' Association and introduced legislation that led to the creation of the New Brunswick Milk Marketing Board.

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* ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1956'', PG Normandin * * https://www.dal.ca/diff/aahf/inductees/cyril-sherwood.html 1915 births 1996 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick MLAs Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick Canadian senators from New Brunswick New Brunswick political party leaders Progressive Conservative Party of Canada senators {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub