John Williston "Bud" Bird, (born March 22, 1932) is a

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businessman who is a former mayor of the city of Fredericton, a

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member of the

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, and a

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member of the

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Business career

In 1958, he founded J. W. Bird and Company Limited, suppliers to the construction industry. In 1975, he acquired William Stairs Son & Morrow Ltd. of Halifax,

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, becoming Bird Stairs Limited. The business was sold to employees and today he operates Bird Holdings Ltd. And is majority shareholder of Sunpoke Energy Systems Ltd.

Political offices

Bird served as Mayor of Fredericton from 1969 to 1974. He was elected to the

in 1978 and served as in the government of

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from November 21, 1978, until he resigned from the legislature on June 10, 1982. Bird ran in the November 21, 1988 Federal election, winning a seat in the

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for the Fredericton riding. He was defeated in the 1993 election. A sport fisherman and conservationist, Bird is Chairman Emeritus of the

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Salmon Association and has been a Director of both the Atlantic Salmon Federation of Canada and Atlantic Salmon Federation of the

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. In 2001, Bird was made an Officer of the

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Electoral history

References

J. W. Bird record at the Parliament of Canada

Bird Holdings Ltd.
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