John Wise (December 12, 1935 – January 9, 2013) was a
Canadian
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dairy cattle farmer and politician from
Ontario
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.
Early years
Born in
St. Thomas, Ontario, Wise was a dairy farmer and a local politician in St. Thomas - Elgin:
*
Township councillor and
deputy reeve of
Yarmouth Township
Central Elgin is a township located in Southwestern Ontario, Canada in Elgin County on Lake Erie. It is part of the London census metropolitan area.
History
Central Elgin was formed in 1998 through the amalgamation of the Township of Yarmouth w ...
1966-1967
*
Reeve of Yarmouth Township 1967-1968
*
Warden
A warden is a custodian, defender, or guardian. Warden is often used in the sense of a watchman or guardian, as in a prison warden. It can also refer to a chief or head official, as in the Warden of the Mint.
''Warden'' is etymologically identic ...
for
Elgin County
Elgin County is a county of the Canadian province of Ontario with a 2016 population of 50,069. Its population centres are St. Thomas, Aylmer, Port Stanley, Belmont, Dutton and West Lorne. The county seat is St. Thomas, which is separated from t ...
1969
Federal politics
Wise was first elected as a
Progressive Conservative to the
House of Commons of Canada representing the riding of
Elgin in
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
. He was re-elected in
1974,
1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ...
,
1980 and
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
. He was the
Minister of Agriculture
An agriculture ministry (also called an) agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister ...
in both
Joe Clark
Charles Joseph Clark (born June 5, 1939) is a Canadian statesman, businessman, writer, and politician who served as the 16th prime minister of Canada from 1979 to 1980.
Despite his relative inexperience, Clark rose quickly in federal polit ...
's cabinet (June 4, 1979 – March 2, 1980) and
Brian Mulroney's cabinet (September 17, 1984 – September 14, 1988).
Retirement
Wise retired as an MP in 1988 and retired to his farm (dairy operations sold in the 1970s). After leaving politics, he served on various agriculture related boards:
* Board member for Amtelcom
* Chairman of the board, Canadian Livestock Exporters Association and Canadian Embryo Exporters Association
Wise was honorary founder and President of Soil Conservation Canada and cattle judge in Elgin County.
Death
Wise died on January 9, 2013, at the age of 77 in London, Ontario.
References
External links
*
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada biography
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1935 births
2013 deaths
Canadian farmers
Members of the 21st Canadian Ministry
Members of the 24th Canadian Ministry
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs
Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada
People from St. Thomas, Ontario
University of Guelph alumni