George Carlyle Marler
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| George Carlyle Marler | |
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| In office March 23, 1942 – June 30, 1954 |
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| Constituency | Westmount-Saint-Georges |
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| In office November 8, 1954 – February 1, 1958 |
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| Preceded by | Douglas Charles Abbott |
| Succeeded by | Ross Webster |
| Constituency | Saint-Antoine—Westmount |
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| Born | September 14, 1901 Montreal |
| Died | April 10, 1981 (aged 79) Montreal |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Quebec Liberal Party of Canada |
| Spouse | Phyllis Constance Walker, daughter of Herbert Barber Walker, banker, and Annabella Fraser. |
| Occupation | notary |
George Carlyle Marler, PC was a politician, notary and philatelist in Quebec, Canada.
He was born on September 14, 1901 in Montreal.
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[edit] City Councillor
Marler served as city councillor from 1940 to 1947 and as Deputy Chairman of Montreal Executive Committee in Montreal.
[edit] Member of the Legislature
Marler successfully ran as a Liberal candidate in the provincial district of Westmount-Saint-Georges in a by-election held on March 23, 1942. He was re-elected in the 1944, 1948 and 1952 elections.
[edit] Leader of the Opposition
In the 1948 election, Liberal Leader Adélard Godbout lost re-election in the district of L'Islet. Marler took over as Leader of the Official Opposition. Godbout resigned as Liberal Leader on July 22, 1949. Georges-Émile Lapalme succeeded him on May 20, 1950, but he lost his attempt to win a seat in the legislature in the 1952 election. Marler continued as Leader of the Opposition until Lapalme won a by-election in 1953.
[edit] Member of the Federal Cabinet
Marler resigned from the legislature on June 30, 1954, and was appointed to the federal cabinet of Louis Saint-Laurent as minister of transport. Later that year he won a by-election and became the Member of Pariliament for the federal district of Saint-Antoine—Westmount. He was re-elected in the 1957, but was defeated in 1958.
[edit] Legislative Councillor
Marler was appointed Minister without Portfolio in the Cabinet of Jean Lesage in October 1960. A month later, he was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec.
[edit] Death
He died on April 10, 1981 in Montreal.
[edit] Books
- The Edward VII issue of Canada : a detailed study / by George C. Marler. -- [Ottawa] : National Postal Museum, c1975.
- The law of real property : Quebec / by William de Montmollin Marler ; completed and arranged by George C. Marler ; with a foreword by P.B. Mignault. -- Toronto : Burroughs, 1932.
- Canada, the admiral issue, 1911-1925 / by George C. Marler. -- Toronto : Unitrade Press, 1980.
- Canada : notes on the 1911-1925 issue. -- State College, Pa : American Philatelic Society, 1949.
- Booklets of the admiral stamps of 1911 to 1925 / by George C. Marler ; editor R.J. Woolley. -- [Canada? : s.n., 1970?] ([Thornhill [Ont.] : J.F. Webb]).
[edit] See also
- Politics of Quebec
- Quebec general elections
- List of Quebec leaders of the Opposition
- Timeline of Quebec history
[edit] External links
- National Assembly biography (French)
- Parliament of Canada: Federal Political Experience of George Carlyle Marler
- Royal Philatelic Society of Canada
| National Assembly of Quebec | ||
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| Preceded by George Gordon Hyde (Liberal) |
MLA, District of Westmount-Saint-Georges 1942-1954 |
Succeeded by John Richard Hyde (Liberal) |
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