Gerald Ryan Ottenheimer (June 4, 1934January 18, 1998) was a

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politician and

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. Ottenheimer, was the scion of one of Newfoundland's wealthiest family. His grandfather was prosperous fishing magnate

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. He was born

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, the son of Frederick and Marguerite (Ryan) Ottenheimer, he was educated at the University of Rome,

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, and

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. Ottenheimer ran unsuccessfully as a Progressive Conservative in the 1965 federal election in the

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riding of

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. In

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, he was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as one of three Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador during the

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electoral sweep. During his 16 years as an MHA, he was party leader, Leader of the Opposition from 1967 to 1969, served in the cabinets of Premiers

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and

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, and was

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of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. In 1987, he was appointed to the Senate by

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representing the senatorial division of Waterford-Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador. From 1992 to 1998, he was the Speaker

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. He died of cancer while in office in 1998. He was married to Alma and had four daughters, Geraldine, Suzanne, Bernadette and Ann Marie. His half-brother is former MHA John Ottenheimer and he was the father-in-law of former Progressive Conservative Party leader Ed Byrne.

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