death_date children nationality birth_date residence term_end alma_mater death_place profession term_start spouse name occupation relations predecessor birth_place party office successor religion article_title
28 november 2010 gwen , marion , and marjorie canadian 30 may 1910 montague september 1 , 1959 may 11 , 1970 prince of wales college eldon , prince edward island politician december 11 , 1947 may 30 , 1966 anna i. mclaren 1940 william keir clark merchant russell c. clark , father john augustine macdonald alexander matheson mount stewart , prince edward island liberal mla councillor -rrb- for 4th kings -lrb- councillor -rrb- for 3rd kings mla -lrb- douglas mcgowan gilbert clements united church of canada keir clark

keir clark

william keir clark -lrb- may 30 , 1910 -- november 28 , 2010 -rrb- was a canadian merchant and political figure in prince edward island .
after serving as mayor of montague in 1941 and 1942 , he represented 3rd kings in the legislative assembly of prince edward island from 1947 to 1959 and 4th kings from 1966 to 1970 as a liberal .
in 1970 , he sat as an independent liberal .
he was born in mount stewart , prince edward island , the son of russell charles clark and marion j. mckay , and was educated at prince of wales college and dalhousie university .
in 1940 , clark married anna i. mclaren .
he served as mayor of montague .
clark served in the province 's executive council as minister of education from 1953 to 1959 , as provincial treasurer from 1954 to 1955 and as minister of health and municipal affairs from 1966 to 1969 .
he resigned from cabinet in 1969 , saying that he did not support all aspects of his government 's development plan .
he was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1959 .
as of 2008 he was p.e.i. 's oldest living former politician , and he turned 100 in 2010 .
