John Wise (December 12, 1935 – January 9, 2013) was a

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dairy cattle farmer and politician from

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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 *

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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

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in both

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'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

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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wise, John 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