John Benson Carroll (October 13, 1921 – September 25, 1986) was a

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in Manitoba,

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. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the

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from 1958 to 1969, and served as a

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in the governments of

Dufferin Roblin Dufferin "Duff" Roblin, (June 17, 1917 – May 30, 2010) was a Canadian businessman and politician. He served as the 14th premier of Manitoba from 1958 to 1967. Roblin was appointed to the Senate of Canada on the advice of Prime Minister Pierre ...

and

Walter Weir Walter Cocksmith Weir (June 7, 1929 – April 17, 1985) was a Canadian politician. Weir served as the 15th premier of Manitoba from 1967 to 1969. The son of James Dixon Weir, he was born in Hugh Bluff, Manitoba and was educated there and i ...

. Carroll received a

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degree from the

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from 1942 to 1945, reaching the rank of

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. He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1958 provincial election, in the northern riding of

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. Carroll won a landslide victory over his two opponents; the third place candidate was future

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, representing the CCF. The Progressive Conservatives formed a

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after this election, and Carroll was appointed Minister of Public Utilities on June 30, 1958. He was easily re-elected in the 1959 provincial election, in which the Progressive Conservatives won a legislative majority. Carroll was retained in the Public Utilities portfolio, and also served as Provincial Secretary from October 1 to December 21, 1959. He was named

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on December 21, and was relieved of the Public Utilities portfolio on October 31, 1961. Carroll was re-elected again 1962 election, and was named Minister of Welfare on February 27, 1963. He was retained in this portfolio after Walter Weir replaced Dufferin Roblin as Premier in 1967. On September 24, 1968, he returned to his former positions of Provincial Secretary and Minister of Public Utilities, and was also named Minister of Tourism and Recreation. He announced that he would create the position of a provincial

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in 1969, although the Weir government was voted out of office before he could follow through on this pledge. He was narrowly defeated by

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of the

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in the 1969 election, losing by 195 votes. He died in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1986.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Carroll, John 1921 births 1986 deaths Canadian Army personnel of World War II Members of the Executive Council of Manitoba People from The Pas Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba MLAs