HON. EUGENE F. WHELAN
THE MAYOR, THE COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS OF THE TOWN OF AMHERSTBURG, HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE HON. EUGENE F. WHELAN, FOR HIS MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ENHANCEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOWN OF AMHERSTBURG, AND WISH TO EXPRESS OUR GRATEFUL APPRECIATION FOR HIS LONG AND HONOURABLE RECORD OF PUBLIC SERVICE.
CANADA DAY, JULY 1ST, 1995
AFTER A DISTINGUISED CAREER IN MUNICIPAL POLITICS FROM 1945 TO 1962, CAPPED WITH HIS ELECTION AS ESSEX COUNTY WARDEN, EUGENE WHELAN SERVED AS A MEMBER OF PARLIMENT IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS FROM 1962 TO 1984. HE SERVED AS MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE FOR CANADA FROM 1972 TO 1979 AND 1980 TO 1984.