Ross MacKenzie Whicher (February 13, 1918 – April 19, 2002) was a Canadian politician and businessman. Whicher served in

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with the 4th anti-tank regiment of the Canadian military. Following the war, he returned home and opened the Wiarton Dairy, operating it for several decades. Whicher served as mayor of

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from 1953 until 1955 when he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as the Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for

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. In 1958, he was a candidate for the leadership of the

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, but received only 39 votes and dropped off after the first ballot at the party's leadership convention. Whicher was re-elected to the legislature in 1959 and 1963 and served as the Liberals' finance critic. During this period, the Progressive Conservative government of

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was often to the left of the Liberals, and Whicher often criticised it for overspending. Following his provincial career, Whicher served two terms in the House of Commons of Canada as a

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for

. He won his seat in the 1968 federal election, and was re-elected in the 1972 election. He retired from politics when the 1974 election was called.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Whicher, Ross 1918 births 2002 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Liberal Party of Canada MPs Ontario Liberal Party MPPs Mayors of places in Ontario