Dymond was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland,[1] and emigrated to Canada in his teens, where he completed his high school education. He received his Doctor of Medicine, from Queen's University in 1941 and he did post-graduate work in Kingston and Toronto before joining the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps. He served in Canada, England, and Western Europe with the Surgical Division of Number 10 Canadian General Hospital. After the war, he set up general practice in Port Perry, Ontario, in 1946.[2] Dymond was married to Phyllis Jeanne (January 28, 1903 - March 25, 2002) and they had two daughters, Beverley (Livesay) and Nancy Dymond.
^Pierre Normandin (1971). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
^"Empire Club Speech". Empire Club. March 23, 1961.
^Canadian Press (June 10, 1955). "Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. p. 4. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
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matthew, dymond, matthew, bulloch, dymond, september, 1911, february, 1996, politician, ontario, canada, progressive, conservative, member, legislative, assembly, ontario, from, 1955, 1975, represented, riding, ontario, served, cabinet, minister, governments, . Matthew Bulloch Dymond CM September 24 1911 February 21 1996 was a politician in Ontario Canada He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1955 to 1975 who represented the riding of Ontario He served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Leslie Frost and John Robarts Matthew DymondOntario MPPIn office 1955 1975Preceded byTommy ThomasSucceeded byRiding abolishedConstituencyOntarioPersonal detailsBorn 1911 09 24 September 24 1911Aberdeenshire ScotlandDiedFebruary 21 1996 1996 02 21 aged 84 Political partyProgressive ConservativeSpousePhyllis Jeanne CliftonChildren2OccupationPhysicianMilitary serviceAllegianceCanadianBranch serviceRoyal Canadian Army Medical CorpsYears of service1942 1946RankCaptainUnitSurgical Division of Number 10 Canadian General HospitalBattles warsWestern Europe Contents 1 Background 2 Politics 2 1 Cabinet positions 3 References 4 External linksBackground EditDymond was born in Aberdeenshire Scotland 1 and emigrated to Canada in his teens where he completed his high school education He received his Doctor of Medicine from Queen s University in 1941 and he did post graduate work in Kingston and Toronto before joining the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps He served in Canada England and Western Europe with the Surgical Division of Number 10 Canadian General Hospital After the war he set up general practice in Port Perry Ontario in 1946 2 Dymond was married to Phyllis Jeanne January 28 1903 March 25 2002 and they had two daughters Beverley Livesay and Nancy Dymond Politics EditDymond started his political career as a Councillor in Port Perry in 1948 and he later served on the School Board Dymond won the Progressive Conservative provincial nomination in May 1955 on the fifth ballot with 3 500 people voting He won election to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the June 1955 provincial election representing the riding of Ontario 3 He soon joined Leslie Frost s cabinet as Minister of Reform Institutions in 1957 He briefly served as Minister of Transportation before becoming Minister of Health in 1958 When Frost retired in 1961 Dymond ran in the PC leadership convention coming in sixth place He remained Minister of Health in the government of Frost s successor John Robarts until his resignation from cabinet in 1969 He oversaw the implementation of the Ontario Health Insurance Plan which is Ontario s version of Medicare After leaving cabinet Dymond remained a backbench Member of Provincial Parliament MPP until the 1975 election when he retired from politics and returned to his medical practice in Port Perry Cabinet positions Edit Ontario provincial government of John RobartsCabinet post 1 Predecessor Office SuccessorMac Phillips Minister of Health1958 1969 Thomas WellsOntario provincial government of Leslie FrostCabinet posts 2 Predecessor Office SuccessorJames Allan Minister of Transportation1958 April December John YaremkoJohn Foote Minister of Reform Institutions1957 1958 Ray ConnellReferences Edit Pierre Normandin 1971 Canadian Parliamentary Guide Empire Club Speech Empire Club March 23 1961 Canadian Press June 10 1955 Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies The Ottawa Citizen Ottawa p 4 Retrieved 2014 03 22 External links EditOntario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matthew Dymond amp oldid 1134850501, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
