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Winston O. Backus
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
1971–1979
Preceded byIra McLaughlin
Succeeded byElmer Borstad
ConstituencyGrande Prairie
Minister of Public Works
In office
September 10, 1971 – March 1975
Preceded byAlbert Ludwig
Succeeded byWilliam Yurko
Personal details
Born
Winston Osler Backus

(1920-10-12)October 12, 1920
Eckville, Alberta, Canada
DiedJune 15, 2020(2020-06-15) (aged 99)
Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Spouse(s)Valmai Rubena Hughes[1]
Myrtle Ruth Loewen (m.1971)
ChildrenDavid, Richard, Robert, Elizabeth; step-children: Reid, Wayne, Donald, Myrna
Alma materUniversity of London
Occupationdoctor, surgeon

Winston Osler Backus (October 12, 1920 – June 15, 2020) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1979, and he served as Minister of Public Works in the cabinet of Premier Peter Lougheed from 1971 to 1975. The son of Percy Lavern and Verna Henrietta Backus, he was born in Eckville, Alberta in 1920.[2] He died in June 2020 at the age of 99.[3]

  1. ^ Legendary lamp in the spotlight at nursing association's archives: [Final Edition] PAUL MARCK Journal Staff Writer. Edmonton Journal; Edmonton, Alta. [Edmonton, Alta]29 Apr 1993: B3.
  2. ^ "The Canadian Parliamentary Companion". 1976.
  3. ^ WINSTON OSLER BACKUS obituary

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