Earl Winsor

Earl Winsor
Minister of Fisheries
In office
July 26, 1971 (1971-07-26) – January 18, 1972 (1972-01-18)
PremierJoey Smallwood
Preceded byAidan Maloney
Succeeded byFrank Moores
Member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly
for Fogo
In office
October 28, 1971 (1971-10-28) – June 18, 1979 (1979-06-18)
Preceded byEric S. Jones
Succeeded byBeaton Tulk
Member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly
for Labrador North
In office
October 2, 1959 (1959-10-02) – October 28, 1971 (1971-10-28)
Preceded byFrederick W. Rowe (as MHA for Labrador)
Succeeded byMelvin Woodward
Personal details
BornEarl Wilfred Winsor
(1918-07-07)July 7, 1918
DiedApril 10, 1989(1989-04-10) (aged 70)
PartyLiberal
SpouseSarah Elizabeth Penney
Alma materMemorial University
ProfessionMaster mariner

Earl Wilfred Winsor (July 7, 1918 – April 10, 1989) was a master mariner and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Labrador North from 1956 to 1971 and Fogo from 1971 to 1979 in the Newfoundland House of Assembly.

The son of Joshua and Blanche Winsor, he was born in Wesleyville and was educated there and at Memorial University. He worked as a wireless operator and served in the merchant navy during World War II. After the war, he was captain of several ships in the Labrador area. He was also a director of the Winsor Trading Company.[1]

Winsor served in the Newfoundland cabinet as Minister of Labrador Affairs and then as Minister of Fisheries.[1] He was a member of the Masonic Order, the Orange Association, the St. John's Board of Trade and the Royal Canadian Legion.[2]

A ferry operating in the Fogo area was renamed the MV Captain Earl W. Winsor in 1998.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Winsor, Earl Wilfred". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. p. 585.
  2. 1 2 "Fogo Island/Change Islands ferry named after Captain Winsor". Government of Newfoundland. June 23, 1998.