Stavert Huestis

HUESTIS, STAVERT, farmer; b. 20 June 1938 in Wilmot Valley, son of Ira W. Huestis of Wilmot Valley and Etta Jean Stavert of Kelvin Grove; m. 4 July 1964 Edith MacGregor, and they had four children, Janalee, Jeanne, Lynne, and Dianne; Presbyterian. Huestis, a Liberal, was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in a by-election held 2 December 1985 for 4th Prince. He was re-elected in the general elections of 1986, 1989, and 1993. He was defeated in the general election of 1978, and again in 1996 in the new electoral district of Borden- Kinkora. Huestis served as Deputy Speaker from 15 June 1989 to 1993. While in the Legislature, he served on numerous legislative committees, including public works, fisheries, industry, tourism and labour, education and community affairs, labour and industry, the Special Committee on Lands Protection, and the Justice Committee. He chaired the Standing Committee on Agriculture. Huestis received his education in Wilmot Valley. Following school, he started a potato and grain farming operation, which he operated with his brother Layton. Huestis is a well-established potato producer on the Island and has always been active in farm and community organizations. He was involved in the International Family Farm Exchange Association, the Prince Edward Island Federation of Agriculture and Partnership Africa- Canada, and was a member of the Co-op Board. Stavert Huestis is a member of the Kensington Lions Club, the Masonic Lodge, the Junior Farmers of Kensington, and the Kensington Presbyterian Church.