Philip Bernard Rynard
Philip Bernard Rynard | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Simcoe East | |
| In office 1957–1968 | |
| Preceded by | William Alfred Robinson |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Member of Parliament for Simcoe North | |
| In office 1968–1979 | |
| Preceded by | Heber Smith |
| Succeeded by | Doug Lewis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 June 1897 Udora, Ontario |
| Died | 20 November 1980 (aged 83) Orillia, Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Profession | physician, surgeon |
Philip Bernard Rynard (25 June 1897 – 20 November 1980) was a Canadian physician, surgeon, and politician.
Born in Udora, Ontario, he received his medical education at Queen's University. He was a Medical Health Officer for the province of Ontario and practiced medicine in Orillia.
He first ran unsuccessfully for the Canadian House of Commons in the 1953 federal election for the riding of Simcoe East. A Progressive Conservative, he was elected in the 1957 election. He was re-elected in 1958, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1972, and 1974. He was the physician to Prime Minister John Diefenbaker.[1]
Rynard suffered a stroke in February 1980. He died in Orillia that November.[1]
References
- ^ a b "P. B. Rynard Diefenbaker's MD MP for 22 years". The Globe and Mail. 22 November 1980.