Bob Jarvis

Robert E. Jarvis (15 November 1935 – 14 December 2017[1]) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a lawyer by career.

For the New Zealand rugby league international, see Bob Jarvis (rugby league). For the baseball player Robert Jarvis, sometimes known as Bob Jarvis, see Pat Jarvis (baseball).

Robert Jarvis
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Willowdale
In office
1979–1980
Preceded bynew riding
Succeeded byJim Peterson
Personal details
Born(1935-11-15)15 November 1935
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Died14 December 2017(2017-12-14) (aged 82)
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
ProfessionLawyer

He represented Ontario's Willowdale electoral district which he won in the 1979 federal election.[2] After serving his only term, the 31st Canadian Parliament, he was defeated in the 1980 federal election by Jim Peterson of the Liberals.

After his political career, he became chairman of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) in May 1985.[3] In the late 1980s, he also served as a lawyer for Korgold Development which sought to build apartment units in Mississauga, Ontario which were eligible for CMHC funding.

He died on 14 December 2017 and is interred at York Cemetery in Toronto.

References
  1. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theglobeandmail/obituary.aspx?n=robert-jarvis&pid=190006134&fhid=17701
  2. Normandin, Pierre G. (1979). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  3. Ferguson, Derek (4 December 1989). "Developer's lawyer heads housing body". Toronto Star. p. A3.


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