Bud Ings

Bud Ings
MLA from 3rd Kings
In office
1970–1982
Preceded byPreston MacLure
Succeeded byPeter MacLeod
Personal details
Born
Albert Earle Ings

(1926-02-05)February 5, 1926
Mount Herbert, Prince Edward Island
DiedMarch 20, 2015(2015-03-20) (aged 89)
Montague, Prince Edward Island
Political partyPrince Edward Island Liberal Party
Occupationveterinarian

Albert Earle "Bud" Ings (February 5, 1926 – March 20, 2015) was a Canadian politician, who served in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1970 to 1982.[1] He represented the electoral district of 3rd Kings as a member of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party.[1]

Born in Mount Herbert, Prince Edward Island, Ings graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1952.[2] He served in the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Health.[2] In 2008, he published his first book, Mud, Sweat and Tears : Tales from a Country Vet,[3] and in 2010, published Vet Behind the Years : More Tales from a Country Vet.[4]

In 2009, Ings was inducted into the Atlantic Agricultural Hall of Fame.[5][6] In 2012, Ings was appointed to the Order of Prince Edward Island.[7] Ings died in Montague, Prince Edward Island on March 20, 2015.[2][8]

References

  1. ^ a b Albert Earle (Bud) Ings, Prince Edward Island Legislative Documents Online.
  2. ^ a b c "Bud Ings dead at 89". CBC News. March 23, 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  3. ^ Ings, Bud (2008). Mud, Sweat and Tears : Tales from a Country Vet. Charlottetown: The Acorn Press. ISBN 9781894838382.
  4. ^ Ings, Bud (2010). Vet Behind the Years : More Tales from a Country Vet. Charlottetown: The Acorn Press. ISBN 9781894838528.
  5. ^ "Albert Earl Ings". Atlantic Agricultural Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  6. ^ "Veterinary colleagues honour Dr. Bud Ings". The Guardian. November 9, 2009. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  7. ^ "Order of Prince Edward Island recipients announced". The Guardian. June 20, 2012. Archived from the original on August 21, 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  8. ^ "Veterinarian Bud Ings dies at age 89". The Guardian. March 23, 2015. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-01.


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