Terry Grier

Terence Wyly Monro Grier (August 12, 1936 – March 13, 2023) was a Canadian politician, lecturer and university administrator.

For the superintendent of multiple American school districts, see Terry Grier (superintendent).

Terence Wyly Monro Grier
Member of Parliament
for Toronto-Lakeshore
In office
1972–1974
Preceded byKen Robinson
Succeeded byKen Robinson
Personal details
Born(1936-08-12)August 12, 1936
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedMarch 13, 2023(2023-03-13) (aged 86)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political partyNew Democratic Party
SpouseRuth Grier
Residence(s)Toronto, Ontario
ProfessionUniversity administrator

Education and political career

Grier graduated from the University of Trinity College in the University of Toronto in 1958. He served as the New Democratic Party's Member of Parliament for Toronto—Lakeshore from 1972 to 1974.

Academic career

Following his defeat in the 1974 federal election he returned to Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in Toronto where he was an instructor in the politics department. After terms as Dean of Arts and Vice-President Academic, he was appointed Ryerson's president in 1988 and oversaw the institution's transformation into a university by the end of his term in 1995.

Personal life and death

His wife, Ruth Grier, was a politician in her own right serving on Etobicoke's city council and in the Ontario legislature as a New Democratic Party MPP and cabinet minister.

Grier died on March 13, 2023, at the age of 86.[1]

Electoral record
1974 Canadian federal election: Toronto—Lakeshore
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalKen Robinson14,24140.1+4.2
New DemocraticTerry Grier12,58435.4-4.0
Progressive ConservativeJim Muir8,47523.9-0.2
CommunistGinny Thomson1450.4
Marxist–LeninistPaul Herman680.2
Total valid votes 35,513 100.0
1972 Canadian federal election: Toronto—Lakeshore
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticTerry Grier14,72239.4+2.6
LiberalKen Robinson13,39335.9-7.2
Progressive ConservativeDmytro Kupiak9,00424.1+3.9
IndependentGordon Massie1240.3
IndependentGeorge Bedard1020.3
Total valid votes 37,345 100.0
1968 Canadian federal election: Lakeshore
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalKen Robinson14,46443.0
New DemocraticTerry Grier12,36736.8
Progressive ConservativeStuart Summerhayes6,79420.2
Total valid votes 33,625100.0

References
  1. "Terry Grier". Legacy.com. Retrieved 18 March 2023.


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