Succeeded by riding dissolved | Profession principal, teacher Name Eric McKay | |
Full Name Eric Bowness McKay Born 26 November 1899
Summerside, Prince Edward Island ( 1899-11-26 ) Died 20 February 1994(1994-02-20) (aged 94)
Regina, Saskatchewan Political party Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Spouse(s) Lydia Lang Gibson
m. 29 September 1923 | ||
Preceded by Thomas Clement Douglas | ||
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Eric Bowness McKay (26 November 1899 – 20 February 1994) was a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Summerside, Prince Edward Island and became a principal and teacher by career. He was also a school principal at Radville, Saskatchewan from 1925 to 1941.
He was first elected to Parliament at the Weyburn riding in the 1945 general election. After serving his only federal term, and after a change in electoral districts, the 20th Canadian Parliament, he was defeated in the 1949 federal election at Maple Creek riding by Irvin Studer of the Liberal party.
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