John Hunter (Canadian politician)

John William Gordon Hunter (28 January 1909 – 15 April 1993) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada.

John Hunter
Member of Parliament
In office
June 1949  June 1957
Preceded byHarold Timmins
Succeeded byArthur Maloney
ConstituencyParkdale
Personal details
Born
John William Gordon Hunter

(1909-01-28)28 January 1909
Toronto, Ontario
Died15 April 1993(1993-04-15) (aged 84)
Toronto, Ontario
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Margaret Agnes Culhane
(m. 21 June 1941)[1]
Professionbarrister, lawyer
CommitteesChair, Standing Committee on Banking and Commerce (1956–1957)

Hunter studied at the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School to become a barrister and lawyer.[1]

He was a candidate in a federal by-election at the Parkdale riding on 21 October 1946, but was unsuccessful. He unseated Harold Timmins at the 1949 general election. Hunter was re-elected in 1953, but was defeated in the 1957 election by Arthur Maloney of the Progressive Conservative party. Hunter was again unsuccessful in 1958. He died at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto in 1993.[2]

References

  1. Normandin, Pierre G. (1954). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. The Globe and Mail, 17 April 1993, pg. E9


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