13 Facts About Farquhar Oliver

Farquhar Robert Oliver was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

Farquhar Oliver was re-elected as a UFO MLA in the 1929 election and was the sole United Farmers member in the legislature until 1941.

Farquhar Oliver quit the cabinet in late October 1942, in protest against Hepburn's leadership of the Liberal Party.

Farquhar Oliver's resignation contributed to a crisis that eventually led to both Hepburn and Conant's resignations and a leadership convention in May 1943.

Farquhar Oliver rejoined the cabinet under new Premier Harry Nixon as Deputy Premier, but Nixon's government was short-lived, going down to defeat in the October 1943 election placing third behind the victorious Progressive Conservatives and the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation which became the Official Opposition.

Farquhar Oliver became the party's acting leader in the legislature in 1945, after Hepburn, who had regained the leadership of the party, lost his seat in the 1945 provincial election.

The Liberals, nevertheless, displaced the CCF and Farquhar Oliver became Leader of the Opposition and then permanent leader of the party in 1947 by defeating four other candidates to win a leadership convention.

Farquhar Oliver led the party through the 1948 election that again reduced the Liberals to third place behind the Tories and CCF.

Farquhar Oliver resigned the leadership in 1950 and was replaced by Walter Thomson.

However, Thomson was unable to win election to the legislature, so Farquhar Oliver remained house leader.

Farquhar Oliver became party leader again from 1954 until 1958, including the 1955 election, but resigned due to caucus feuding.

Farquhar Oliver retired from the legislature in 1967 and died in 1989 at the age of 84.

Farquhar Oliver was the nephew of British Columbia Premier John Oliver.