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Thomas Irwin (Canadian politician)

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Preceded by
  
Tom Goode

Succeeded by
  
John Drysdale


Political party
  
Social Credit

Name
  
Thomas Irwin

Preceded by
  
Alexander Campbell Hope

Succeeded by
  
Camille Mather James Henry Rhodes

Full Name
  
Thomas James Irwin

Born
  
21 June 1889 Dumbarton, Scotland (
1889-06-21
)

Died
  
15 May 1962(1962-05-15) (aged 72)

Thomas James Irwin (21 June 1889 - 15 May 1962) was a Canadian politician serving in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and the Canadian House of Commons.

Irwin was born in Dumbarton, Scotland and became a farmer by trade. He was elected to the BC legislature in the 1952 provincial election at the Delta electoral district as a provincial Social Credit candidate. He was re-elected there for two more terms following the 1953 and 1956 provincial elections. From 1953 to 1957, he served as Speaker of the Assembly.

He was first elected at the Burnaby—Richmond riding in the 1957 general election as a Social Credit party member of Parliament. He served only one term there, the 23rd Canadian Parliament, after which he was defeated by John Drysdale of the Progressive Conservative party in the 1958 election.

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