Andrew Naismith Watson

Andrew Naismith (Andy) Watson (born April 1, 1937) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1978 to 1985, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.

Andy Watson
Ontario MPP
In office
1978–1985
Preceded byDarcy McKeough
Succeeded byMaurice Bossy
ConstituencyChatham—Kent
Personal details
Born (1937-04-01) April 1, 1937
Woodbridge, Ontario
Political partyProgressive Conservative
OccupationCivil servant

Background

Watson was born in Woodbridge, Ontario. He graduated from Ontario Agricultural College at the University of Guelph in 1959, and became the OMAF assistant agricultural representative for Waterloo County later in the same year. He was transferred to Northumberland County in 1962, and became the agricultural representative for Kent County from 1968 to 1978.

Politics

In 1978, Watson ran as served as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Chatham—Kent to replace former Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Darcy McKeough. He defeated Liberal Brian Gamble by 708 votes, and served in the legislature as a backbench supporter of Bill Davis's government.[1] He was re-elected in 1981.[2]

Although forty-two years in government, the Progressive Conservatives were reduced to a tenuous minority administration in the 1985 provincial election, and were subsequently defeated in the legislature. Watson lost the Chatham—Kent seat to Liberal Maurice Bossy by 1,134 votes.[3]

After politics

After his loss, Watson served from 1986 to 1994 as assistant commissioner for Ontario on the Canadian Grain Commission. He became farm director for CFCO radio in 1997, and was named to the Chatham-Kent Agricultural Hall of Fame in 2004. In 2010, Watson became the President of the Chatham Rotary Club and he operates a Christmas tree farm.[4]

gollark: Which means that people just convert them to or from letter grades they can deal with mentally so the only difference is some wasted effort.
gollark: In my country schools and some exams have switched to NUMBER grades for no good reason.
gollark: Join the Army! Be yelled at by people you *don't* know and possibly die for some arbitrary country!
gollark: Are these "CB hollies" that rare?
gollark: Yes, and you can't control it in any way.

References
  1. Osiewicz, Stan (October 20, 1978). "Tory wins narrowly in Chatham". The Globe and Mail. p. 1.
  2. Canadian Press (March 20, 1981). "Winds of change, sea of security". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 22.
  3. "Results of vote in Ontario election". The Globe and Mail. May 3, 1985. p. 13.
  4. "News Briefs". Chatham Daily News. July 8, 2010. Archived from the original on January 2, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
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