Wallace Bickford Nesbitt (7 August 1918 – 21 December 1973) was a Progressive Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Woodstock, Ontario and became a barrister and lawyer by career.
Wallace Bickford (Wally) Nesbitt | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Oxford | |
| In office August 1953 – December 1973 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 August 1918 Woodstock, Ontario |
| Died | 21 December 1973 (aged 55) Woodstock, Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Profession | Barrister, Lawyer |
During World War II, Nesbitt served with the Royal Canadian Navy between 1941 and 1945.[1] After studies at Woodstock Collegiate Institute, the University of Western Ontario and Osgoode Hall Law School, he formally became a lawyer in 1947, then in 1954 was appointed Queen's Counsel.[1][2]
He was first elected at Ontario's Oxford riding in the 1953 general election and was re-elected there for eight successive terms. He attended the 12th General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) as the head of the Canadian delegation and in 1959 became first vice-president of that Assembly. Until 1968, Nesbitt continued to represent Canada at the UN.[2]
After a heart attack on 2 December 1973, Nesbitt was treated at Woodstock General Hospital where he died 19 days later, cutting short his political life during the 29th Canadian Parliament.[2][3]
Nesbitt's great-uncle, Edward Walter Nesbitt, was also a member of Parliament for Oxford between 1911 and 1921.[3]