Earl Wallace Urquhart

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Earl Wallace Urquhart (22 February 1921 – 17 August 1971) was a Canadian lawyer and Senator.

Born in West Bay, Nova Scotia, he was a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1949 to 1963. From 1960 to 1962, he was the House Leader. He was Leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party from 1962 to 1965.

He was summoned to the Senate on 24 February 1966 on the recommendation of Lester B. Pearson. A Liberal, he represented the senatorial division of Inverness-Richmond in the province of Nova Scotia until his death.

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• Parliament of Canada biography