Matthew Dymond
| Matthew Dymond | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1955–1975 |
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| Preceded by | Tommy Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Constituency | Ontario |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 24, 1911 Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Died | February 21, 1996 (aged 84) |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Phyllis Jeanne Clifton |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Canadian |
| Service/branch | Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| Years of service | 1942–1946 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Surgical Division of Number 10 Canadian General Hospital |
| Battles/wars | Western Europe |
Matthew Bulloch Dymond, CM (September 24, 1911 – February 21, 1996) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1955 to 1975 who represented the riding of Ontario. He served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Leslie Frost and John Robarts.
Dymond was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and emigrated to Canada in his teens, where he completed his high school education. He received his Doctor of Medicine, from Queen's University in 1941 and he did post-graduate work in Kingston and Toronto before joining the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps. He served in Canada, England, and Western Europe with the Surgical Division of Number 10 Canadian General Hospital. After the war, he set up general practice in Port Perry, Ontario, in 1946. Dymond was married to Phyllis Jeanne (January 28, 1903 - March 25, 2002) and they had two daughters, Beverley (Livesay) and Nancy Dymond.
Dymond started his political career as a Councillor in Port Perry, in 1948, and he later served on the School Board. Dymond won the Progressive Conservative provincial nomination in May 1955 on the fifth ballot, with 3,500 people voting. He won election to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the June 1955 provincial election representing the riding of Ontario. He soon joined Leslie Frost's cabinet as Minister of Reform Institutions in 1957. He briefly served as Minister of Transportation before becoming Minister of Health in 1958.
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