Preceded by Bert H. Soper Role Politician Nationality British subject Died June 16, 1957 | Occupation physician Succeeded by George Doucett Name William Blair Resigned 1957 | |
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Political party Progressive Conservative Party Website William Gourlay Blair – Parliament of Canada biography Party Progressive Conservative Party of Canada | ||
William Gourley Blair (January 13, 1890 in Bathurst Township, Ontario – June 16, 1957) was a politician and physician.
Career
He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1945 election as a Member of the Progressive Conservative Party to represent the riding of Lanark. He was re-elected in 1949, 1953 and in 1957. He was appointed to the joint committees of Joint Committee on Federal District Commission and Joint Committee on Old Age Security. Prior to his federal political experience, he was a captain in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps between 1916 and 1919.
References
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