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 |
| Personal details | |
| 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 six 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 Health's resources on cancer treatment. He died in Edmonton in 1973.[1]
The Cross Cancer Institute, which opened in 1968, is named in his honour.
References
edit- ^ Saywell, John T. (1973). Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs. ISBN 9780802021540.
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