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Name
  
Andrew Whisker


Born
  
March 14, 1907 Ladysmith, British Columbia (
1907-03-14
)

Died
  
April 4, 1992(1992-04-04) (aged 85) Vernon, British Columbia

Political party
  
British Columbia Liberal Party

Andrew Mowatt Whisker (March 14, 1907 – April 4, 1992) was a lumberman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cowichan-Newcastle in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1949 to 1952 as a Liberal.

He was born in Ladysmith, British Columbia, the son of Peter Whisker and Isabelle Mowat, both natives of Scotland. In 1931, he married Mary Dixon. Whisker was a member of a Liberal-Conservative coalition in the provincial assembly. He was defeated when he ran for reelection to the assembly in 1952 and 1953. In 1957, Whisker became a member of the British Columbia Social Credit Party.

He died at a hospital in Vernon, British Columbia in 1992.

References

Andrew Mowatt Whisker Wikipedia