Robert Nesbitt Horner (3 July 1932 – 27 June 2008), a native of Shawville, Quebec, was a member of the

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from 1984 to 1993. A graduate of the

University of Guelph , mottoeng = "to learn the reasons of realities" , established = May 8, 1964 ()As constituents: OAC: (1874) Macdonald Institute: (1903) OVC: (1922) , type = Public university , chancellor ...

in 1964, Horner worked for 25 years in Mississauga as a veterinarian. He also served with the

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(RCMP) and was a member of the RCMP Veteran's Association. He was elected in the 1984 federal election at the

Mississauga North Mississauga North was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988. This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Halton and Mississauga ridings. It consisted ...

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for the Progressive Conservative party. He served in the

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and was re-elected in the 1988 federal election to serve in the

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under the revised boundaries of the

Mississauga West Mississauga West was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2003. It was located in the city of Mississauga in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1987 from Mississauga North riding ...

electoral district. Horner chaired the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and the Solicitor General in 1989 and again in 1991. He was defeated by

Carolyn Parrish Carolyn Parrish (born Karolina Janoszewska; October 3, 1946) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a member of the House of Commons from 1993 to 2006 representing ridings in Mississauga, Ontario; initially as a Liberal Party MP, and then a ...

of the Liberal Party in the 1993 federal election. Horner died in Mississauga at

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, aged 75.

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* 1932 births 2008 deaths Canadian veterinarians Male veterinarians Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario People from Outaouais Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers University of Guelph alumni Anglophone Quebec people {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MP-stub