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John Hunter (Canadian politician)

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Preceded by
  
Harold Timmins

Name
  
John Hunter

Political party
  
Liberal

Constituency
  
Parkdale

Succeeded by
  
Arthur Maloney


Full Name
  
John William Gordon Hunter

Born
  
28 January 1909 Toronto, Ontario (
1909-01-28
)

Died
  
15 April 1993(1993-04-15) (aged 84) Toronto, Ontario

Spouse(s)
  
Margaret Agnes Culhane (m. 21 June 1941)

John William Gordon Hunter (28 January 1909 – 15 April 1993) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons.

Hunter studied at the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School to become a barrister and lawyer.

He was a candidate in a federal by-election at the Parkdale riding on 21 October 1946, but was unsuccessful. He unseated Harold Timmins at the 1949 general election. Hunter was re-elected in 1953, but was defeated in the 1957 election by Arthur Maloney of the Progressive Conservative party. Hunter was again unsuccessful in 1958. He died at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto in 1993.

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