Charles Witney
| Charles Witney | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | |
| Member of Parliament for Flin Flon |
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In office 1959–1969 |
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| Preceded by | Bud Jobin |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Barrow |
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| Born |
Charles Hubert Witney July 12, 1919 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan |
| Died | May 21, 1991 (aged 71) Nepean, Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Charles Hubert (Buck) Witney (July 12, 1919 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan – May 21, 1991) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1959 to 1969, and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Dufferin Roblin and Walter Weir.
The son of Percy Howard Witney and Winnifred Marion Herrington, Witney was educated at Technical High School in Moose Jaw, and did not attend university. During World War II, he served as a radar mechanic in the Royal Canadian Air Force. In 1947, Witney married Vera Ruby Matthews. He moved to Flin Flon in 1949. Prior to his election, he was a star personality at CFAR, at the time the only radio station in Flin Flon.
Known as a populist, he first ran for the Manitoba legislature in the 1958 provincial election, against Liberal-Progressive Francis Bud Jobin in the riding of Flin Flon. He lost, but defeated Jobin in the 1959 provincial election, as the Progressive Conservatives won a majority government under the leadership of Dufferin Roblin. Witney defeated Jobin, who later served as Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. He was appointed Minister of Mines and Natural Resources on August 7, 1959.
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