Percy Vivian

Reginald Percival (Percy) Vivian (16 October 1902 – 30 January 1986) was a Canadian politician, physician and professor of medicine. He served as a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada.

Reginald Percival Vivian
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Durham
In office 4 August 1943 – 27 April 1948
Preceded by	Cecil George Mercer
Succeeded by	John Weir Foote
Member of Parliament for Durham
In office June 1957 – June 1962
Preceded by	John Mason James
Succeeded by	Russell Honey
Personal details
Born	16 October 1902 Barrie, Ontario
Died	30 January 1986 (aged 83)
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Profession	physician, professor of medicine

Background

The son of Reginald Percy Vivian and Annie May Brodie, he was born in Barrie, Ontario. He was educated there and at the University of Toronto. In 1926, he married Judith Brewin.[1]

Politics

Vivian was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1943 for the Ontario Progressive Conservative party. From 1943 to 1946, he was Minister of Health and Public Welfare under Premier George A. Drew and remained a member of provincial Parliament until 1948, although he was chief of McGill University's Department of Health and Social Medicine in early 1947.[2]

Almost a decade after leaving Ontario politics, Vivian was elected to the House of Commons of Canada at the Durham riding in the 1957 general election. After winning a second term in the 1958 election, Vivian was defeated in the 1962 election by Russell Honey of the Liberal party.

Cabinet positions

References

1. Normandin, A L (1944). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
2. "Prospect of Health". Montreal: Royal Bank of Canada. February 1947. Retrieved 31 March 2009.

External links

• Percy Vivian – Parliament of Canada biography
• Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history (archived)