Witney was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.[2] The son of Percy Howard Witney and Winnifred Marion Herrington, Witney was educated at Technical High School in Moose Jaw, and did not attend university.[3] During World War II, he served as a radar mechanic in the Royal Canadian Air Force.[2] In 1947, Witney married Vera Ruby Matthews.[3] He moved to Flin Flon in 1949. Prior to his election, he was a star personality at CFAR, at the time the only radio station in Flin Flon.
Re-elected in the 1962 provincial election, Witney was appointed Minister of Health on December 9, 1963. He held this position for the remainder of Roblin's time in office, and was retained in the portfolio when Walter Weir succeeded Roblin as Premier in 1967.[1] Many aldermen in Winnipeg found him extremely stubborn on health-related matters. On September 24, 1968, he was transferred to the Ministry of Labour.[1]
In 1969, Witney moved to Toronto, where he served as executive director of the Canadian School Trustees Association. He moved to Ottawa when the association moved its office there in 1975. Witney died at home in Nepean at the age of 71.[3]
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^ ab. Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. February 21, 1992. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
charles, witney, charles, hubert, buck, witney, july, 1919, 1991, politician, manitoba, canada, progressive, conservative, member, legislative, assembly, manitoba, from, 1959, 1969, served, cabinet, minister, governments, dufferin, roblin, walter, weir, member. Charles Hubert Buck Witney July 12 1919 1 May 21 1991 was a politician in Manitoba Canada He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1959 to 1969 and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Dufferin Roblin and Walter Weir 1 Charles WitneyMember of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Flin FlonIn office 1959 1969Preceded byBud JobinSucceeded byThomas BarrowPersonal detailsBornCharles Hubert Witney 1919 07 12 July 12 1919Moose Jaw SaskatchewanDiedMay 21 1991 1991 05 21 aged 71 Nepean OntarioPolitical partyProgressive ConservativeWitney was born in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan 2 The son of Percy Howard Witney and Winnifred Marion Herrington Witney was educated at Technical High School in Moose Jaw and did not attend university 3 During World War II he served as a radar mechanic in the Royal Canadian Air Force 2 In 1947 Witney married Vera Ruby Matthews 3 He moved to Flin Flon in 1949 Prior to his election he was a star personality at CFAR at the time the only radio station in Flin Flon Known as a populist he first ran for the Manitoba legislature in the 1958 provincial election against Liberal Progressive Francis Bud Jobin in the riding of Flin Flon He lost but defeated Jobin in the 1959 provincial election as the Progressive Conservatives won a majority government under the leadership of Dufferin Roblin Witney defeated Jobin who later served as Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba He was appointed Minister of Mines and Natural Resources on August 7 1959 1 Re elected in the 1962 provincial election Witney was appointed Minister of Health on December 9 1963 He held this position for the remainder of Roblin s time in office and was retained in the portfolio when Walter Weir succeeded Roblin as Premier in 1967 1 Many aldermen in Winnipeg found him extremely stubborn on health related matters On September 24 1968 he was transferred to the Ministry of Labour 1 He was defeated by New Democratic Party candidate Thomas Barrow in the 1969 provincial election and did not seek re election after that time 1 In 1969 Witney moved to Toronto where he served as executive director of the Canadian School Trustees Association He moved to Ottawa when the association moved its office there in 1975 Witney died at home in Nepean at the age of 71 3 References Edit a b c d e f MLA Biographies Deceased Legislative Assembly of Manitoba Archived from the original on 2014 03 30 a b Hansard Legislative Assembly of Manitoba February 21 1992 Archived from the original on April 7 2014 Retrieved 2013 10 06 a b c Charles Hubert Buck Witney 1919 1991 Memorable Manitobans Manitoba Historical Society Retrieved 2013 10 06 This article about a Manitoba politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Witney amp oldid 1109480691, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
