Jack Pickersgill
John Whitney Pickersgill, PC CC (June 23, 1905 – November 14, 1997) was a Canadian civil servant and politician. He was born in Ontario, but was raised in Manitoba. He was Clerk of the Privy Council in the early 1950s. He was first elected to federal parliament in 1953, representing a Newfoundland electoral district and serving in Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent's cabinet. In the mid-1960s, he served again in cabinet, this time under Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson. Pickersgill resigned from Parliament in 1967 to become the president of the Canadian Transport Commission. He was awarded the highest level of the Order of Canada in 1970. He wrote several books on Canadian history. He died in 1997 in Ottawa.
Jack Pickersgill | |
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Pickersgill, c. 1960s | |
| Member of Parliament for Bonavista—Twillingate | |
| In office August 10, 1953 – September 18, 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick Gordon Bradley |
| Succeeded by | Charles Granger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 23, 1905 Wyecombe, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | November 14, 1997 (aged 92) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Teacher, civil servant, politician |
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