Percy Verner Noble was a Canadian

Canada

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 politician who served as a Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

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 Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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Noble was born in Shallow Lake, Ontario, the first of 11 children in his family. He initially trained for his father's career as a blacksmith

Blacksmith

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. After subsequent work in the farming, railway and coal

Coal

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 industries, he would eventually settle in the mink

Mink

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 farming business. He also raised eight children with his wife, Kathleen.

He was first elected in 1957 in the Grey North

Grey North

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 riding for the 23rd Canadian Parliament

23rd Canadian Parliament

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. He was re-elected in consecutive elections until the 28th Canadian Parliament

28th Canadian Parliament

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 which ended in 1972. The riding was realigned as Grey—Simcoe

Grey—Simcoe

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 for his final term in Parliament. Following Noble's retirement from federal politics, his successor in Parliament was Gus Mitges, also of the Progressive Conservative party.

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