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The Honourable
John Robarts
PC CC QC
Robarts in 1960
17th Premier of Ontario
In office
November 8, 1961 – March 1, 1971
MonarchElizabeth II
Lieutenant GovernorJohn Keiller MacKay
William Earl Rowe
William Ross Macdonald
Preceded byLeslie Frost
Succeeded byBill Davis
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
In office
June 9, 1955 – October 21, 1971
Preceded byNew riding
Succeeded byGordon Walker
ConstituencyLondon North
In office
November 22, 1951 – June 9, 1955
Preceded byCampbell Calder
Succeeded byRiding abolished
ConstituencyLondon
Personal details
Born
John Parmenter Robarts

(1917-01-11)January 11, 1917
Banff, Alberta, Canada
DiedOctober 18, 1982(1982-10-18) (aged 65)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Resting placeSt. James Cemetery
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Spouses
  • Norah McCormick (div. 1970s)
  • Katherine Sickafuse (m. 1976)
ChildrenTimothy (1956–1977), Robin Hollis Jeffrey (1953–2010)
Alma materUniversity of Western Ontario
Osgoode Hall Law School
CabinetMinister without portfolio (1958-1959)
Military service
AllegianceCanadian
Branch/serviceRoyal Canadian Navy
Years of service1942–1945
RankLieutenant
UnitHMCS Uganda
Battles/warsPacific War

John Parmenter Robarts PC CC QC (January 11, 1917 – October 18, 1982) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 17th premier of Ontario from 1961 to 1971. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.

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served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Leslie Frost and John Robarts. Dymond was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and emigrated to Canada...

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