Wesley Drewett Black | |
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Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Nelson-Creston | |
In office June 12, 1952 – August 30, 1972 | |
Preceded by | Walter Hendricks |
Succeeded by | Lorne Nicolson |
Personal details | |
Born | Vancouver, British Columbia | November 27, 1910
Died | January 10, 2000 Victoria, British Columbia | (aged 89)
Cause of death | Pneumonia |
Political party | Social Credit |
Spouse | Helen MacKay |
Wesley Drewett Black (November 27, 1910 – January 10, 2000) was an educator and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Nelson-Creston in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1952 to 1972 as a Social Credit member.
He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia,[1] the son of Daniel James Black and Edith Elizabeth Marshall, and was educated in Vancouver and at the University of British Columbia. In 1938, Black married Helen MacKay.[1] He served in the provincial cabinet as Provincial Secretary, Minister of Municipal Affairs, Minister of Social Welfare, Minister of Highways[2] and Minister of Health Services and Hospital Insurance.[3] Black was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1972.[4] He died of pneumonia at the Royal Jubilee Hospital in 2000.[5]