John Robarts
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The Honourable John Robarts |
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The Hon. John Parmenter Robarts
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| 17th Premier of Ontario | |
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In office November 8, 1961 – March 1, 1971 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Lieutenant Governor |
John Keiller MacKay William Earl Rowe William Ross Macdonald |
| Preceded by | Leslie Frost |
| Succeeded by | Bill Davis |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario | |
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In office June 9, 1955 – October 21, 1971 |
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| Preceded by | New riding |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Walker |
| Constituency | London North |
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In office November 22, 1951 – June 9, 1955 |
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| Preceded by | Campbell Calder |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Constituency | London |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 11, 1917 Banff, Alberta |
| Died | October 18, 1982 (aged 65) Toronto, Ontario |
| Resting place | St. James Cemetery |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse(s) |
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| Cabinet | Minister without portfolio (1958-1959) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Canadian |
| Service/branch | Royal Canadian Navy |
| Years of service | 1942-1945 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | HMCS Uganda |
| Battles/wars | Pacific War |
John Parmenter Robarts, PC CC QC (January 11, 1917 – October 18, 1982) was a Canadian lawyer and statesman, and the 17th Premier of Ontario.
Robarts was born in Banff, Alberta, making him the only Ontario premier not to have been born in Ontario. As a young man, he moved to London, Ontario with his family, where he studied at Central Collegiate (today, London Central Secondary School) and at the University of Western Ontario in Business Administration. While attending Western, he joined the Delta Upsilon fraternity.
He enrolled to study law at Osgoode Hall Law School, but his education was interrupted by service with the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II. He served as an officer on HMCS Uganda. After the war, he returned to law school and graduated in 1948.
He practiced law in London, Ontario, and was elected a city alderman / councillor in 1948. In 1951, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Progressive Conservative MPP from the city. In that era, MPPs not in cabinet were essentially working part-time, due to relatively light legislative duties. Robarts commuted by train from the Queen's Park legislature in Toronto to his family and law practice in London, effectively combining his legislative work with career. His wife Norah disliked Toronto and remained at home in London for most of their marriage. The couple raised two children.
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