Bill Davis
Canadian politician, former Premier of Ontario (1929-2021)
William Grenville "Bill" Davis, (July 30, 1929 – August 8, 2021) was a Canadian politician. He was born in Toronto. He was the 18th Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1971 to 1985.
Bill Davis | |
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.jpg) Davis in 1979 | |
| 18th Premier of Ontario | |
| In office March 1, 1971 – February 8, 1985 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Lieutenant Governor | William Ross Macdonald Pauline Mills McGibbon John Black Aird |
| Preceded by | John Robarts |
| Succeeded by | Frank Miller |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Brampton | |
| In office September 18, 1975 – May 2, 1985 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | Bob Callahan |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Peel North | |
| In office October 17, 1967 – September 18, 1975 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Peel | |
| In office June 11, 1959 – October 17, 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Laird Kennedy |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Grenville Davis July 30, 1929 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | August 8, 2021 (aged 92) Brampton, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
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| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto Osgoode Hall Law School |
In a 2012 edition, the Institute for Research on Public Policy's magazine, Policy Options, named Davis the second-best Canadian premier of the last forty years, beaten only by Peter Lougheed.[1]
Davis died on August 8, 2021 in Brampton, Ontario at the age of 92.[2]
References
change- ↑ Pratt, Sheila (3 May 2012). "Alberta's Peter Lougheed easily tops list of Canada's best premiers". Postmedia News. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ↑ Martin, Sandra (August 8, 2021). "Premier Bill Davis was the steady hand driving Ontario's Big Blue Machine". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
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