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W. Ross Thatcher

Rank:	10th
Term of Office:	2 May 1964– 30 June 1971
Predecessor:	Woodrow S. Lloyd
Successor:	Allan Blakeney
Date of Birth:	24 May 1917
Date of Death:	22 July 1971
Spouse:	Peggy Thatcher
Profession:	businessman, politician
Political Party:	Liberal

Born in Neville, Saskatchewan, Thatcher was a Moose Jaw-based businessman who developed an interest in politics shortly after the birth of his son, Colin Thatcher, in 1938. He joined the Moose Jaw Young Liberal Association and was soon elected an alderman of the city. In 1941, he switched parties to the CCF and was elected to Parliament four years later. In 1955, he left the CCF and sat out his term as an Independent MP before running unsuccessfully for the Liberal Party of Canada in the 1957 federal election. A seminal event in that year was his radio debate in the town of Mossbank with Saskatchewan's CCF premier, Thomas Clement Tommy Douglas, widely known for his wit, intelligence and articulateness. When the debate ended in a tie, Thatcher's political stock rose sharply, not because he had won (he had not), but because he had managed to hold his own against the formidable Douglas. So important was that debate in provincial political history that local volunteeers have restaged it as a tourism and educational event. Image File history File links Wthatcher. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Woodrow Stanley Lloyd (July 16, 1913-April 7, 1972) was a Canadian politician who succeeded Tommy Douglas as Premier of the Province of Saskatchewan. ... The Honourable Allan Emrys Blakeney, PC , OC , SOM , QC , MA , DCL (born September 7, 1925) was the Premier of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan from 1971 to 1982, and leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP). ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... A profession is an occupation that requires extensive training and the study and mastery of specialized knowledge, and usually has a professional association, ethical code and process of certification or licensing. ... A businessman (sometimes businesswoman, female; or businessperson, gender neutral) is a generic term for a wide range of people engaged in profit-oriented enterprises, generally the management of a company. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics to the extent of holding or running for public office. ... A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... The Saskatchewan Liberal Party is a political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ... Moose Jaw is a city in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada on the Moose Jaw River 71 km west of Regina. ... Colin Thatcher (born 25 August 1938 in Toronto) was a Canadian politician famous for killing his ex-wife, JoAnn Wilson. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... An alderman is a member of a municipal legislative body in a town or city with many jurisdictions. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... The Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups as well as the League for Social Reconstruction. ... The Parliament of Canada (French: Parlement du Canada) is Canadas legislative branch, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party positioned around the centre of the political spectrum, combining a generally progressive social policy with moderate economics. ... The Canadian federal election of 1957 was held June 10, 1957. ... Thomas Clement Douglas, PC, CC, SOM, MA, LL.D (hc) (October 20, 1904 – February 24, 1986) was a Scottish-born Canadian Baptist minister who became a prominent social democratic politician. ...

Having switched to provincial politics, he led the Liberal Party of Saskatchewan to victory in the 1964 provincial election, defeating the New Democratic Party, (as the CCF had renamed itself) which had governed the province since the 1944 election. The Saskatchewan Liberal Party is a political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ... The Fifteenth Provincial General Election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan was held on April 22, 1964. ... The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) is a social democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ... The Saskatchewan general election of 1944 was the tenth provincial election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ...

Thatcher was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan,and became Premier of the province. The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is located in Regina. ... A premier is an executive official of government. ...

Despite the "Liberal" label, Thatcher's government was considered to be conservative for its time (albeit in the Canadian context, where "liberal" and "conservative" terminology requires a degree of local interpretation) and Thatcher often clashed with the federal Liberal governments of Lester Pearson and Pierre Trudeau. The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party positioned around the centre of the political spectrum, combining a generally progressive social policy with moderate economics. ... The Right Honourable Lester Bowles Mike Pearson (April 23, 1897 - December 27, 1972) was the fourteenth Prime Minister of Canada from April 22, 1963, to April 20, 1968, and also a 1957 Nobel Laureate. ... Pierre Elliott Trudeau (October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000) was the fifteenth Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984. ...

Thatcher's government was defeated by the NDP in the June 1971 election. The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) is a social democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ... The Seventeenth Provincial General Election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan was held on June 23, 1971. ...

On 22 July 1971, Thatcher died in his sleep in Regina, Saskatchewan, apparently as a result of complications from diabetes and a heart condition. His death shocked the Saskatchewan public — many people found it impossible to believe that so vital a person was dead — and his daughter-in-law JoAnn Thatcher later claimed she suspected the death was a suicide. But it was widely known that Thatcher had largely refused to deal with his severe diabetes and a former aide told reporters that Thatcher's health had been so run down that his death from natural causes surprised few insiders. Thatcher's wife Peggy was subsequently rather unfortunately persuaded to run for the federal parliament in support of Pierre Trudeau's Liberals — she had been a political wife but had never articulated any independent views; her campaign was widely derided as incompetent and Mrs Thatcher's friends and supporters generally grieved at her unnecessary humiliation at polls. July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Motto: Nickname: The Queen City Motto: Floreat Regina (Let Regina Flourish) Established: 1882 Area: 118. ... JoAnn Wilson (21 August 1939 - 21 January 1983) was the wife of Canadian politician Colin Thatcher. ...

Ross Thatcher was the father of Colin Thatcher, a Conservative minister in the Saskatchewan cabinet in the 1980s who was later charged and convicted of murdering his wife JoAnn Thatcher. Colin Thatcher (born 25 August 1938 in Toronto) was a Canadian politician famous for killing his ex-wife, JoAnn Wilson. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ... JoAnn Wilson (21 August 1939 - 21 January 1983) was the wife of Canadian politician Colin Thatcher. ...