Maurice Foster (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
About Maurice Foster (politician)
- Maurice Brydon Foster (September 8, 1933 – October 2, 2010) was a Canadian veterinarian and politician.
- He represented the electoral district of Algoma in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1993.
- He was a member of the Liberal Party.Born in Bloomfield, Ontario, Foster attended the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph and received a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 1957.
- He then moved to Carnduff, Saskatchewan where he practiced as a veterinarian.
- In 1959, he moved to Desbarats near Sault Ste.
- Marie, Ontario.In 1968, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Algoma.
- After retiring in 1993, he served as an adviser to Prime Minister Jean Chrétien.
- He retired in 2001.He died in 2010 after a three-year battle with pulmonary fibrosis.
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