Alan Chambers (Canadian politician)

Alan Chambers (14 January 1904 – 1981) was a Canadian businessman and politician. Chambers was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada.

Alan Chambers
Member of Parliament
for Nanaimo
In office
March 1940  June 1945
Personal details
Born(1904-01-14)14 January 1904
England
Died1981 (aged 7677)
Political partyLiberal
Professionexporter, importer, merchant

Born in England, he was an exporter, importer and merchant by career. He was first elected to Parliament at the Nanaimo riding in the 1935 general election after an earlier unsuccessful attempt to win a seat there in 1935. After serving one term in the House of Commons, Chambers was defeated by George Pearkes of the Progressive Conservatives in the 1945 election.

Chambers became the European chief of the Department of Veterans Affairs after World War II where he worked for the remainder of his career.[1]

He died in 1981.[2]

References

  1. Baines, David (29 September 2003). "Gotcha!". Canadian Business. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  2. "Lawyer cries over childhood memories:", Needham, Phil. The Vancouver Sun [Vancouver, B.C] 24 Mar 1987: C8.


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