Kenneth Earl Hurlburt

Kenneth Earl Hurlburt
Member of Parliament
for Lethbridge
In office
1972–1979
Preceded by Deane Gundlock
Succeeded by Blaine Thacker
Personal details
Born (1928-04-10) April 10, 1928
Lethbridge, Alberta
Political party Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Profession auctioneer, businessman

Kenneth Earl Hurlburt (born April 10, 1928) is a former Canadian Member of Parliament.

Life

Kenneth Earl "The Hurler" Hurlburt was born on April 10, 1928 in Lethbridge, Alberta. He was a Canadian politician, and a member of Parliament in the 1970s. Prior to his political career he worked as an auctioneer, as well as a businessman. After retiring from politics in 1979, he started his own ranch outside of Lethbridge.

Political career

Hurlbert was a member of the Progressive Conservative party, and ran in the Lethbridge, Alberta district, where he was elected in both the 1972 and 1974 federal elections. He served as a member of the Progressive Conservative caucus from 1973 to 1979. Hurlbert famously received his nickname, "The Hurler", in 1975 after a particularly animated session of parliament, during which a heated argument erupted between Hurlbert and a fellow representative. The argument culminated in Hurlbert picking up his colleague and tossing him to the parliamentary floor. After this event Hurlbert was dubbed 'The Hurler' by the press, and the nickname stuck, with Hurlbert still referred by it to this day. Mr. Hurburt was involved in famous court case(legal although) in 1972-1975 as to how he obtained his ranch.

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