Wesley Drewett Black
| Wesley Drewett Black | |
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| MLA for Nelson-Creston | |
| In office 1952–1972 |
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| Born | November 27, 1910 Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Victoria, British Columbia |
| Political party | British Columbia Social Credit Party |
Wesley Drewett Black (November 27, 1910 – January 10, 2000) was an educator and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Nelson-Creston in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1952 to 1972 as a Social Credit member.
He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia,[1] the son of Daniel James Black and Edith Elizabeth Marshall, and was educated in Vancouver and at the University of British Columbia. In 1938, Black married Helen MacKay.[1] He served in the provincial cabinet as Provincial Secretary, Minister of Municipal Affairs, Minister of Social Welfare, Minister of Highways[2] and Minister of Health.[3] Black was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1972.[4] He died of pneumonia at the Royal Jubilee Hospital in 2000.[5]
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