Wilfred Bishop
Wilfred Bishop (1917 - March 1, 2004) was a Canadian politician,[1] who was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1952 to 1987.[1] He is the longest-serving MLA in the history of the body.[1]
Wilfred Bishop | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Queens | |
| In office 1952–1974 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Darrah, H. C. Parker |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| MLA for Queens North | |
| In office 1974–1987 | |
| Preceded by | first member |
| Succeeded by | Doug Tyler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1917 Chipman, New Brunswick, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Died | March 1, 2004 |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick |
Originally from Chipman, New Brunswick, Bishop ran a logging and sawmill business in Queens County prior to his election to the legislature.[1]
He served in the Executive Council of New Brunswick as Minister of Natural Resources,[1] Minister of Transportation[2] and President of the Executive Council[3] in the government of Richard Hatfield. Following the 1987 provincial election, in which the opposition Liberals won every seat in the legislature and left the Conservatives seatless, Bishop was a candidate for the interim leadership of the party,[4] but lost to Malcolm MacLeod.
References
- "MLA served 35 years in N.B. Legislature". The Globe and Mail, March 4, 2004.
- "Hatfield Cabinet increases by four after vote sweep". The Globe and Mail, November 1, 1982.
- "A timely moment to go mute". The Globe and Mail, September 18, 1986.
- "Sifting the ashes: Have New Brunswick's Tories learned anything from the October election massacre?". The Globe and Mail, November 28, 1987.