Member of the Canadian Parliament for Moose Jaw—Lake Centre
In office August 10, 1953 – June 10, 1957
Preceded by
District created
Succeeded by
Louis Harrington Lewry
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for Morse
In office June 8, 1960 – July 22, 1971
Preceded by
Jim Gibson
Succeeded by
Jack Wiebe
Leader of the Opposition
In office June 8, 1960 – May 22, 1964
Preceded by
Alexander H. McDonald
Succeeded by
Woodrow Lloyd
Personal details
Born
Wilbert Ross Thatcher
(1917-05-14)May 14, 1917 Neville, Saskatchewan
Died
July 22, 1971(1971-07-22) (aged 54) Regina, Saskatchewan
Political party
CCF (1942–1955)
Independent (1955–1957)
Liberal (1957–1971)
Spouse
Peggy
(m. 1938)
Children
Colin
Wilbert Ross Thatcher, PC (May 24, 1917 – July 22, 1971) was the ninth premier of Saskatchewan, serving from May 22, 1964 to June 30, 1971. He led the Saskatchewan Liberal Party in four general elections, in 1960, 1964, 1967 and 1971. Thatcher was defeated in his first election in 1960, but won the next two elections in 1964 and 1967 with majority governments. Following his defeat in the general election of 1971, he retired from politics and died shortly afterwards.
Saskatchewan, Thatcher was a Moose Jaw-based businessman, who developed an interest in politics shortly after the birth of his son, Colin Thatcher. Ross's father...
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vote by over 10 percentage points. The Liberal government of Premier RossThatcher more or less held its share of the popular vote, but lost a significant...
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On 8 April 2013, former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, died of a stroke at the Ritz Hotel, London, at the age of 87. On...
Liberals a majority, ending the CCF's seventeen year term in office. RossThatcher defeated Lloyd and became Premier. Lloyd became Leader of the Opposition...
defeating RossThatcher's Liberals June 30 – Allan Blakeney becomes premier of Saskatchewan, replacing RossThatcher July 22 – RossThatcher, leader of...
1980s, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had come to the top of their list for assassination. In October 1984, Thatcher's Conservative Party was scheduled...
of Saskatchewan. The Liberal Party of Saskatchewan, led by Premier RossThatcher, was re-elected with a slightly larger majority in the legislature and...
of Premier Woodrow Lloyd was defeated by the Liberal Party, led by RossThatcher. The CCF had governed Saskatchewan since the 1944 election under the...
debate, Thatcher was able to lead the Liberals back to a majority government in the 1964 election, although the popular vote was a virtual tie. Thatcher—who...
proposed a Royal Commission. The Liberal Party of Saskatchewan, led by RossThatcher of Moose Jaw, claimed that Pederson's promise of land payments was tantamount...
Jean Lesage Premier of Saskatchewan – Woodrow Lloyd (until May 2) then RossThatcher Commissioner of Yukon – Gordon Robertson Cameron Commissioner of Northwest...
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history. American historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich further explored this line of enquiry in a 2007 article, "How Betsy Ross Became Famous: Oral Tradition,...
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich argues that there was no "first flag" worth arguing over. Ross biographer Marla Miller asserts that the question of Betsy Ross's involvement...
Parliament for Moose Jaw—Lake Centre In office 1957–1958 Preceded by RossThatcher Succeeded by J. Ernest Pascoe Personal details Born (1919-04-16)April...
CFL player George Swarbrick, former National Hockey League player RossThatcher, former Premier Province of Saskatchewan (1964–1971). Geoffrey Ursell...
mistake. In 1950, an attempt was made to abolish capital punishment. RossThatcher, at that time a Cooperative Commonwealth Federation Member of Parliament...
soundly defeated by Allan Blakeney's NDP in 1971, and Liberal leader RossThatcher died just weeks after the election. Encouraged by the popularity of...
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