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Frederic McGrand

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Appointed by
  
Louis St. Laurent

Education
  
McGill University

Died
  
September 3, 1988

Name
  
Frederic McGrand


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Born
  
July 5, 1895 Keswick Ridge, New Brunswick (
1895-07-05
)

Committees
  
Chair, Standing Committee on Debates and Reporting (1967–1968) Chair, Subcommittee on Childhood Experiences as Causes of Criminal Behaviour (1977–1979)

Political party
  
Liberal Party of Canada

Frederic Addison McGrand (July 5, 1895 – September 3, 1988) was a Canadian physician and politician. Born in Keswick Ridge, New Brunswick, he received his medical education from McGill University.

McGrand served as a member of the council for Queens County from 1927 to 1937. In 1935, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Queens. From 1939 to 1944, he was the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. From 1944 to 1952, he was the Minister of Health and Social Services. McGrand represented Sunbury County in the provincial assembly from 1939 to 1952.

In 1955, he was summoned to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Sunbury, New Brunswick. A Liberal, he resigned in 1988.

McGrand also published several books including:

  • Backward glances at Sunbury and Queens, New Brunswick Historical Society, 1967
  • Hurry Doctor: experiences of Dr. Fred A. McGrand among patients, friends and politicians, 1986
  • References

    Frederic McGrand Wikipedia