Peter Rolston

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Peter Carson Rolston (August 15, 1937[1] – November 3, 2006[2]) was a United Church minister and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Dewdney in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1972 to 1975 as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member.

He was ordained a minister in 1965. Rolston was the grandson of Tilly Jean Rolston.[2] He served as minister for St. Andrews United Church in Mission[1] Tahsis/Gold River/Zeballos, Mt. Paul United Church, Kamloops, St. John's Strawberry Hill Church, Delta, British Columbia, and Northwood United Church Surrey, British Columbia.[3] He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1975 in the Dewdney riding and again in 1986 when he ran in the Kamloops riding.[4] Rolston died at home of lymphoma in 2006.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Rolston, Reverend Peter". Abbotsford News. Retrieved 2012-01-23.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b c "Hansard". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. February 28, 2007. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
  3. ^ "Rolston, Reverend Peter". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
  4. ^ "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2011-07-27.