Name George Marler Role Politician | Resigned June 30, 1954 | |
Spouse Phyllis Walker (m. 1928), Annabella Fraser Books Canada, the Admiral Issue, 1911-1925 Political party Quebec Liberal Party, Liberal Party of Canada | ||
Preceded by Douglas Charles Abbott | ||
George Carlyle Marler (September 14, 1901 in Montreal – April 10, 1981 in Montreal) PC was a politician, notary and philatelist in Quebec, Canada.
Contents
- Education
- City Councillor
- Member of the legislature
- Leader of the Opposition
- Member of the Federal Cabinet
- Legislative Councillor
- Death
- Books
- References
Education
Marler studied at Selwyn House School, Bishop's College School, Royal Naval College of Canada and McGill University, where he earned a bachelor of civil law degree.
City Councillor
Marler served as city councillor from 1940 to 1947 and as Deputy Chairman of Montreal Executive Committee in Montreal.
Member of the legislature
Marler successfully ran as a Liberal candidate in the provincial district of Westmount–Saint-Georges in a by-election held on March 23, 1942. He was re-elected in the 1944, 1948 and 1952 elections.
Leader of the Opposition
In the 1948 election, Liberal Leader Adélard Godbout lost re-election in the district of L'Islet. Marler took over as Leader of the Official Opposition. Godbout resigned as Liberal Leader on July 22, 1949. At the 1950 Quebec Liberal Party leadership convention, Marler declined nomination, and Georges-Émile Lapalme became the new party leader on May 20, 1950. However, Lapalme failed to win a seat in the legislature in the 1952 election, so Marler continued as Leader of the Opposition until Lapalme won a by-election in 1953.
Member of the Federal Cabinet
Marler resigned from the legislature on June 30, 1954, and was appointed to the federal cabinet of Louis Saint-Laurent as minister of transport. Later that year he won a by-election and became the Member of Pariliament for the federal district of Saint-Antoine—Westmount. He was re-elected in the 1957, but was defeated in 1958.
Legislative Councillor
Marler was appointed Minister without Portfolio in the Cabinet of Jean Lesage in October 1960. A month later, he was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec.
Death
He died on April 10, 1981 in Montreal.