Percy Verner Noble (18 December 1902 – 19 June 1996) was a Canadian politician who served as a Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament. Noble was born in

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, the first of 11 children in his family. He initially trained for his father's career as a blacksmith. After subsequent work in the farming, railway and coal industries, he would eventually settle in the

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farming business. He also raised eight children with his wife, Kathleen. He was first elected in 1957 in the

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riding for the

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. He was re-elected in consecutive elections until the

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which ended in 1972. The riding was realigned as

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for his final term in Parliament. Following Noble's retirement from federal politics, his successor in Parliament was Gus Mitges, also of the Progressive Conservative party.

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* 1902 births 1996 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MP-stub