William Atcheson Stewart (February 26, 1915 – December 8, 1990) was a politician in

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. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the

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from 1957 to 1975 who represented the southwestern Ontario riding of Middlesex North. He served as a cabinet minister in the governments of

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Background

Stewart was a cattle farmer in Denfield, Ontario. He married Edythe Jones and together they raised four daughters.

Politics

In 1957, Stewart was elected in a by-election in the riding of Middlesex North to replace Thomas L. Patrick who had died that year. He defeated Liberal candidate A.E. Smith by 3,134 votes. He was re-elected in

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, 1967, and

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. In 1960,

appointed him to cabinet as a

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. In 1961 he was appointed by new Premier,

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. He retained the cabinet position for 15 years until his retirement in 1975.

Cabinet positions

Later life

In 1983, he was appointed the fourth chancellor of the

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. In 1976, he was awarded an honorary LL.D. from the University of Guelph. He was elected to the

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in 1988.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, William Atcheson 1915 births 1990 deaths Chancellors of the University of Guelph Members of the Executive Council of Ontario Politicians from London, Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs