John Weir Foote
Canadian politician
Died when: 83 years 363 days (1007 months)Star Sign: Taurus
John Weir Foote, VC CD (May 5, 1904 – May 2, 1988) was a Canadian military chaplain and politician.He received the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Dieppe Raid in 1942.
Foote is the only Canadian chaplain to be awarded the Victoria Cross.After the war he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and served as a Progressive Conservative member from 1948 to 1959.
He represented the riding of Durham.He served as a cabinet minister in the government of Leslie Frost.
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