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478:Preceded by
428:Preceded by
382:Preceded by
341:Preceded by
291:Preceded by
250:Preceded by
198:Preceded by
127:Andy Watson
110:Preceded by
65:Preceded by
1487:Categories
1458:John White
1413:James Snow
1408:John Smith
1313:Nick Leluk
1258:Susan Fish
1248:Frank Drea
1188:James Auld
1166:Bill Davis
1155:Bill Davis
757:References
711:Bill Davis
616:Background
599:Bill Davis
552:Occupation
516:1933-01-31
472:Bill Davis
422:Bill Davis
386:John White
376:Bill Davis
335:Bill Davis
296:John White
285:Bill Davis
243:Bill Davis
1453:Bob Welch
1378:Alan Pope
661:Kent West
640:in 1954.
610:Union Gas
606:Hydro One
587:Kent West
464:1973–1975
460:In office
445:Bob Welch
410:In office
368:1975–1978
364:In office
323:In office
277:1975–1978
273:In office
234:1971–1972
230:In office
184:1967–1971
180:In office
156:1966–1967
152:In office
104:1967–1978
100:In office
92:Kent West
59:1963–1967
55:In office
1178:Syl Apps
644:Politics
620:Born in
525:, Canada
1148:Cabinet
665:Liberal
651:In the
575:Ontario
469:Premier
419:Premier
373:Premier
332:Premier
282:Premier
239:Premier
189:Premier
161:Premier
45:of the
43:Member
1096:2023
669:1967
597:and
589:and
530:Died
510:Born
1150:of
1089:TVO
698:in
628:in
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772:.
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