Eric Teed

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Eric Lawrence Teed (born 1926) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician.

Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1947 and a Bachelor of Civil Law degree in 1949 from the University of New Brunswick. He was called to Bar of New Brunswick in 1949 and was created a Queen's Counsel in 1966. In 1949, he joined his family's Saint John law firm of Teed & Teed and is currently a partner.

He was elected to two terms as Mayor of Saint John from 1960 to 1964. From 1970 to 1974, he was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick.

He is the Honorary Consul of Denmark in New Brunswick. He is the author of Canada's First City (1963) and Handbook for Commissioner of Oaths (1964).

In 1987, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. He was awarded a Knight's Cross (member) of the Order of the Dannebrog.

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• Canadian Who's Who. Retrieved on February 21, 2006.
• Canada Gazette, Vol. 139, No. 13 — March 26, 2005. Retrieved on February 21, 2006.