Bob McKessock
{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Bob McKessock
| image =
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| office1 = Ontario MPP
| term_start1 = 1975
| term_end1 = 1987
| predecessor1 = Eric Winkler
| successor1 = Ron Lipsett
| constituency1 = Grey
| party = Liberal
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1933|02|02}}
| birth_place = Chatsworth, Ontario
| residence =
| occupation = Church deacon, farmer
}}
Robert Carson McKessock (born February 2, 1933) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1987, as a member of the Liberal Party.{{Cite news |url=http://www.markdalestandard.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=2160074 |title=Mitges a man of the people |author=Rob Gowan |work=Owen Sound Sun Times - Ontario |date=November 2009 |accessdate=30 December 2010 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Background
McKessock was born in Chatsworth, Ontario and educated at Georgian College. He worked as a farmer, and was a deacon in the Strathaven Baptist Church.
Politics
He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1975 provincial election defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent Eric Winkler by 277 votes in Grey.{{cite news |title=Table of vote results for all Ontario ridings |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=September 19, 1975 |page=C12}} The Progressive Conservatives won a minority government in this election, and McKessock served in opposition. He was re-elected in the elections of 1977 and 1981.{{cite news |title=Ontario provincial election results riding by riding |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=June 10, 1977 |page=D9}}{{cite news|author=Canadian Press |title=Winds of change, sea of security |newspaper=The Windsor Star |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0NtYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QlIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1444%2C1388326 |date=1981-03-20 |location=Windsor, Ontario |page=22 |accessdate=2014-04-01}}
McKessock won a landslide re-election victory in the 1985 campaign.{{cite news |title=Results of vote in Ontario election |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=May 3, 1985 |page=13}} The Liberals formed a minority government after the election, and McKessock served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Correctional Services and Solicitor General. He did not seek re-election in 1987 and returned to his farming career.{{Cite news |title=Liberal steps down to avoid dividing party in new riding |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=March 18, 1987}}
References
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External links
- {{OntarioMPPbio|id=robert-carson-mckessock}}
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Category:Ontario Liberal Party MPPs
Category:20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario