William Gourlay Blair
| William Gourlay Blair | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Lanark | |
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In office 1945 – 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Bert H. Soper |
| Succeeded by | George Doucett |
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| Born |
January 13, 1890 Bathurst Township, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | June 16, 1957 |
| Nationality | British subject |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative Party |
| Occupation | physician |
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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.
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