Jack Horner (politician)
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The Honourable Jack Horner PC |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Acadia |
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In office March 31, 1958 – June 24, 1968 |
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| Preceded by | Victor Quelch |
| Succeeded by | District was abolished in 1966 |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Crowfoot |
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In office June 25, 1968 – May 22, 1979 |
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| Preceded by | District was created in 1966 |
| Succeeded by | Arnold Malone |
| Minister of Industry, Trade and Commerce | |
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In office September 16, 1977 – June 3, 1979 |
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| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Jean Chrétien |
| Succeeded by | Robert de Cotret |
| Minister Without Portfolio | |
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In office April 21, 1977 – September 16, 1977 |
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| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Personal details | |
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John Henry Horner July 20, 1927 Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan |
| Died | November 18, 2004 (aged 77) Calgary, Alberta |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal (1977-2004) |
| Other political affiliations |
Progressive Conservative (1958-1977) |
| Spouse(s) | Leola Horner |
| Relations |
Hugh Horner (Brother) Norval Horner (Brother) Albert Horner (Cousin) |
| Children | Brent Horner Craig Horner |
| Parents | Ralph Horner |
| Profession | Farmer, Rancher |
John Henry "Jack" Horner, PC (July 20, 1927 – November 18, 2004) was a Canadian rancher, former politician and Cabinet minister.
Nicknamed "Cactus Jack", Horner was born in Saskatchewan, the fifth child in a family of six boys and three girls. His mother's uncle had been a prisoner of Louis Riel's provisional government. His father, Ralph Horner, was a failed Conservative candidate who was appointed to the board of directors of Canadian National Railways by the government of R.B. Bennett in 1931, and then to the Canadian Senate in 1933.
Jack Horner moved to Alberta at the age of 18 to manage a ranch purchased by his father and then bought his own ranch in 1947.
He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1958 federal election from the rural central Alberta riding of Acadia, when the Progressive Conservative Party of which he was a member won the biggest majority government in Canadian history. Horner was an avid supporter of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker. Also elected to the Parliament of Canada as Tories were his older brother, Hugh Horner and cousin Albert Horner. With Jack Horner's father, Ralph, still sitting as a Senator, four Horners were sitting in the two chambers of Parliament simultaneously. Another brother, Norval Horner, was elected to the House in 1972. When Acadia was abolished in 1968, the bulk of it was absorbed into the new riding of Crowfoot, and Horner ran from this riding and won.
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