Peter Carson Rolston (August 15, 1937 – November 3, 2006) was a

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minister and political figure in

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. He represented Dewdney in the

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from 1972 to 1975 as a

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(NDP) member. He was ordained a minister in 1965. Rolston was the grandson of Tilly Jean Rolston. He served as minister for St. Andrews United Church in

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Tahsis/Gold River/Zeballos, Mt. Paul United Church,

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, St. John's Strawberry Hill Church, Delta, British Columbia, and Northwood United Church

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. 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. Rolston died at home of

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in 2006.

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1937 births 2006 deaths British Columbia New Democratic Party MLAs Ministers of the United Church of Canada 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia {{NDP-BritishColumbia-MLA-stub