Wallace Warren Cross
Wallace Warren Cross (September 23, 1887 – August 4, 1973) was a medical doctor and long serving politician from Alberta, Canada.
Wallace Warren Cross | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office 1935–1959 | |
| Preceded by | Gordon Forster |
| Succeeded by | Clinton Keith French |
| Constituency | Hand Hills |
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| Born | September 23, 1887 Barrie, Ontario |
| Died | August 4, 1973 (aged 85) Edmonton, Alberta |
| Political party | Social Credit |
Cross was elected in the 1935 Alberta general election for the Alberta Social Credit Party for the Hand Hills district. He served 6 terms in office retiring from provincial politics in 1959.
Cross became minister of health under Premier William Aberhart. During his time as minister, he opened a series of cancer clinics across the province, and actively focused the Department of Healths resources on cancer treatment. He died in Edmonton in 1973.[1]
The Cross Cancer Institute, which opened in 1968, is named in his honor.
References
- Saywell, John T. (1973). Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs. ISBN 9780802021540.
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