Gordon Purdy
| Gordon Purdy | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Colchester—Hants | |
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In office October 1935 – June 1945 | |
| Preceded by | riding created |
| Succeeded by | Frank Thomas Stanfield |
| Member of Parliament for Colchester—Hants | |
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In office August 1953 – June 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Thomas Stanfield |
| Succeeded by | Cyril Kennedy |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Gordon Timlin Purdy 1 July 1888 East Amherst, Nova Scotia |
| Died | 22 December 1974 (aged 86) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Profession | lumber merchant |
Gordon Timlin Purdy (1 July 1888 – 22 December 1974) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in East Amherst, Nova Scotia and became a lumber merchant by career.
He was first elected to Parliament at the Colchester—Hants riding in the 1935 general election then re-elected there in 1940. Purdy was defeated in the 1945 election by Frank Thomas Stanfield. When Stanfield left federal politics, Purdy won Colchester—Hants in the 1953 election. After serving his final House of Commons term, the 22nd Canadian Parliament, Purdy was defeated by Cyril Kennedy of the Progressive Conservative party in the 1957 election.
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