George Charles Hurdman
George Charles Hurdman | |
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MPP for Ottawa West | |
In office June 29, 1914 – September 23, 1919 | |
Personal details | |
Born |
Ottawa, Ontario | September 23, 1870
Died |
December 22, 1936 66) Rosseau, Ontario | (aged
Political party | Liberal Party of Ontario |
George Charles Hurdman (September 23, 1870 – December 22, 1936) was an Ontario lumber merchant and political figure. He represented Ottawa West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1914 to 1919 as a Liberal member.
He was born in Ottawa, the son of George Hurdman and Agnes Hurdman.[1] He worked for several lumber firms before establishing his own company in 1899. In that same year, he married Katherine Lynton. Hurdman defeated the incumbent James A. Ellis to win a seat in the provincial assembly in 1914. He served in the local militia and was a lieutenant in the Princess Louise Dragoon Guards during World War I. He died in 1936.[2]
References
- ↑ Who's who and why. International Press. 1914. ISSN 0316-0971. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
- ↑ "Person Details for George Charles Hurdman, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947" — FamilySearch.org". familysearch.org. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
- Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1916, EJ Chambers
External links
- Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
- A cyclopædia of Canadian biography : brief biographies of persons ..., HW Charlesworth (1919)
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