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William Winegard was a Canadian politician who served as a Member of Parliament from 1962 to 1968. He was born in Hamilton, Ontario, on 17 September 1924. He attended McMaster University and the University of Toronto, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1945. Winegard was first elected to the House of Commons in 1962 as a Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for the riding of Waterloo South. He was re-elected in 1963 and 1965. During his time in office, he served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence and as a member of the Standing Committee on Finance. In 1968, Winegard was appointed to the Senate of Canada, where he served until his retirement in 1990. During his time in the Senate, he served as Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Whole. Winegard was a member of the Order of Canada and was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977. He died on 28 April 2020 at the age of 95.

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Age 95 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 17 September, 1924
Birthday 17 September
Birthplace Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Date of death (2019-01-31)
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Nationality Canada

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2014

On November 11, 2014, he spoke at the Remembrance Day service in Guelph, in which he criticized the Harper Government for its handling of Canadian Veterans.

In the Spring of 2014, the Upper Grand District School Board had named a new public school in the east end of Guelph after him. William C. Winegard Public School opened in September for the 2015 school year and has since have had Winegard make numerous honourable appearances for various events.

1998

In 1998, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.

1984

He was elected as a Progressive Conservative Party candidate in the riding of Guelph in the 1984 federal election. He was re-elected in the 1988 election in the riding of Guelph—Wellington. He was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for International Trade from 1988 to 1989, the Minister of State (Science and Technology) from 1989 to 1990, and the Minister for Science from 1990 to 1993.

1942

Born in Hamilton, Ontario, he served during World War II in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1942 to 1945, becoming the youngest officer in the history of the Canadian Navy. His father William Winegard was a veteran of both world wars, the first mayor of Caledonia, Ontario and the founder of Winegard Motors (Caledonia). In 1952, William received his doctorate in metallurgical engineering from the University of Toronto and he taught there until 1967. From 1967 to 1975, he was President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Guelph. In 1980, he was made a Fellow of the American Society for Metals (ASM).

1924

William Charles Winegard, PC OC (September 17, 1924 – January 31, 2019) was a Canadian educator, engineer, scientist and member of Parliament.