- Robert Ogle
Robert (Bob) Joseph Ogle (
December 24 1928 –April 1 1998 ) was aRoman Catholic priest, broadcaster and Member of theCanadian House of Commons .Born in
Rosetown, Saskatchewan , he was ordained priest in 1953. He was elected to the House of Commons as aNew Democratic Party candidate for the Saskatchewan riding ofSaskatoon East in the 1979 federal election and was re-elected in the 1980 election. He did not run in 1984, when he was instructed by the Vatican not to be involved in politics.He was the author of four books:
*"Faculties of Military Chaplains" (1957),
*"When the Snake Bites the Sun" (1977),
*"North- South Calling" (1986), and
*"A Man of Letters" (1990).In 1989, he was made an Officer of the
Order of Canada for "his tireless efforts to foster Canada's understanding of her role in global progress". [http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=2707] In 1995, he was awarded theSaskatchewan Order of Merit .The St. Pius X Seminary at the
University of Saskatchewan was renamed Ogle Hall after his death.References
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External links
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?lang=E&query=1487&s=M Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament]
* [http://www.gr.gov.sk.ca/Protocol/Honours/SOM_1995.htm Saskatchewan Order of Merit citation]s-ttl|title=
Member of Parliament forSaskatoon East
years=1979–1984
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