Robert Horner

Robert Horner
Robert Horner
Member of Parliament; for Mississauga North
	In office; 1984–1988
Preceded by	Douglas Glenn Fisher
Succeeded by	riding dissolved
Member of Parliament; for Mississauga West
	In office; 1988–1993
Preceded by	riding created
Succeeded by	Carolyn Parrish
Personal details
Born	Robert Nesbitt Horner; 3 July 1932; Shawville, Quebec
Died	27 June 2008 (aged 75); Mississauga, Ontario
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Profession	police officer, veterinarian

Robert Nesbitt Horner (3 July 1932 – 27 June 2008), a native of Shawville, Quebec, was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1984 to 1993. A graduate of the University of Guelph in 1964, Horner worked for 25 years in Mississauga as a veterinarian. He also served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and was a member of the RCMP Veteran's Association.

He was elected in the 1984 federal election at the Mississauga North electoral district for the Progressive Conservative party. He served in the 33rd Canadian Parliament and was re-elected in the 1988 federal election to serve in the 34th Canadian Parliament under the revised boundaries of the Mississauga West electoral district. Horner chaired the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and the Solicitor General in 1989 and again in 1991.^[1]

He was defeated by Carolyn Parrish of the Liberal Party in the 1993 federal election. Horner died in Mississauga at Credit Valley Hospital, aged 75.^[2]

References

^ "Longtime Tory MP served us in many ways". The Mississauga News. 30 June 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Dr. Robert Horner". Remembering.ca. Retrieved 13 November 2009.

External links

Robert Horner – Parliament of Canada biography

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[1] "Longtime Tory MP served us in many ways". The Mississauga News. 30 June 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[2] "Dr. Robert Horner". Remembering.ca. Retrieved 13 November 2009.

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