Wally Nesbitt

Wallace Bickford Nesbitt (7 August 1918 – 21 December 1973) was a Progressive Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada.

He was born in Woodstock, Ontario and became a barrister and lawyer by career.

During World War II, Nesbitt served with the Royal Canadian Navy between 1941 and 1945.

[1] After studies at Woodstock Collegiate Institute, the University of Western Ontario and Osgoode Hall Law School, he formally became a lawyer in 1947, then in 1954 was appointed Queen's Counsel.

[2] After a heart attack on 2 December 1973, Nesbitt was treated at Woodstock General Hospital where he died 19 days later, cutting short his political life during the 29th Canadian Parliament.