Hugh Macarthur Horner (February 1, 1925 – March 27, 1997) was a physician and surgeon. He served as a Canadian federal and provincial politician. Horner was born in

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. He was a Minister of the Crown in the province of Alberta and worked on agricultural projects after leaving politics.

Federal politics

Horner first ran for a seat in the

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in the 1958 federal election. He defeated incumbent Member of Parliament

Charles Yuill Charles Yuill (August 14, 1889 – July 30, 1972) was a former Mayor of Barrhead, Alberta and served as a Canadian federal politician from 1953 to 1958. He was born in Calabogie, Ontario. Yuill began his political career by serving as Mayo ...

to win his first term in office. Horner would run again in the 1962 federal election, and defeated Yuill once again to earn his second term in office. Parliament would be dissolved a year later after the minority government fell forcing the 1963 federal election. Horner ran for a third term and won in a landslide. Horner would run for his final term in federal office in the 1965 federal election. He won his district with another large majority. He would resign from his seat in 1967 to run for a seat in the provincial legislature.

Provincial politics

Horner ran for a seat in the

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in the Lac Ste. Anne electoral district. He defeated incumbent William Patterson in a closely contested race to win the district. Horner's district was abolished in 1971, so he decided to run in the new

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district. He won the new district in the

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by a comfortable margin. Horner was appointed to the cabinet after being elected in 1971. His first post was Minister of Agriculture. He served that portfolio from 1971 to 1975. He also served as Minister of Transportation and Minister of Economic Development as well as Deputy Premier. He retained his seat for a third term in the

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increasing his margin of victory. Horner ran for a fourth term and won his largest provincial plurality in the

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. He resigned his post less than a year later on October 1, 1979.

Late life

Horner was inducted into the Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame in 1988 for his work in helping revive the Agriculture industry when he served as Minister of Agriculture in the province from 1971 to 1975. Hugh Horner died of a heart attack in Edmonton in 1997.

Family

Horner's family has been very active on the Canadian political scene, his father

Ralph Horner Ralph Byron Horner (June 26, 1884 – December 14, 1964) was a Canadian Senator, farmer, businessman and the patriarch of a Western Canadian political family. Born in North Clarendon, Quebec, Horner and his family settled in Blaine Lake, Saskatc ...

served as a Canadian Senator representing

from 1933 to 1964. Horner's two brothers both served in the House of Commons of Canada. His brother

Jack Horner Jack Horner may refer to: *''Little Jack Horner'', a nursery rhyme People * Jack Horner (baseball) (1863–1910), American professional baseball player *Jack Horner (journalist) (1912–2005), Gordon John Horner, Minnesota sportscaster * Jack B. H ...

served as a Member of Parliament and Minister of the Crown in Alberta from 1958 to 1979. His other brother Norval Horner served as a Member of Parliament in Saskatchewan from 1972 to 1974. His son, Doug Horner, followed his footsteps to become Alberta's minister of agriculture in 2004 and went on to become deputy premier in 2010.

References

External links

Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Horner, Hugh 1925 births 1997 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs People from Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan

Hugh Hugh may refer to: *Hugh (given name) Noblemen and clergy French * Hugh the Great (died 956), Duke of the Franks * Hugh Magnus of France (1007–1025), co-King of France under his father, Robert II * Hugh, Duke of Alsace (died 895), modern-day ...

Members of the Executive Council of Alberta