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Canadian politician
The Hon.
Jay Monteith
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In office
August 1953 ? September 1972
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Preceded by
| James Neilson Corry
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Succeeded by
| William H. Jarvis
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Born
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1903-06-24
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June 24, 1903
Stratford, Ontario
, Canada
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Died
| December 19, 1981
(1981-12-19)
(aged 78)
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Political party
| Progressive Conservative
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Profession
| Chartered accountant
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Cabinet
| Minister of National Health and Welfare (1957-1963)
Minister of Amateur Sport (1961-1963)
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Jay Waldo Monteith
,
PC
(June 24, 1903 – December 19, 1981) was a
Canadian
politician.
Born in
Stratford, Ontario
, the son of
Joseph Dunsmore Monteith
, an Ontario MPP and cabinet minister, and Allice Chowen, he graduated from the
University of Toronto
and became a
chartered accountant
in 1932. He was first elected to the
House of Commons of Canada
in
1953
as a
Progressive Conservative
Member of Parliament
for the riding of
Perth, Ontario
. He was re-elected in
1957
,
1958
,
1962
,
1963
,
1965
, and
1968
.
From 1957 to 1963, he was the
Minister of National Health and Welfare
. From 1961 to 1963, he was also the Minister of Amateur Sport.
He famously remarked to
Lester Pearson
that 'you must be nuts!' after Pearson presumed to ask Tories to give up their fight to keep Canada's Red Ensign.
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