Alexander Douglas Turnbull (August 26, 1903 – June 23, 1993) was an engineer and political figure in

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. He represented

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from 1949 to 1952 as a

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. Born in

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in 1903, he was the son of J.W. Turnbull and Elizabeth Moore. Turnbull was educated at the

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as a

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engineer. In 1928, he married Elsie G. Willard. Turnbull served as reeve of Tadanac from 1944 to 1945. He was a member of a

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in the assembly. Turnbull was defeated by

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when he ran for reelection in 1952. He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Health and Welfare, as Minister of Trade and Industry and as Minister of Municipal Affairs. He died in 1993.

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1903 births 1993 deaths British Columbia Liberal Party MLAs {{BritishColumbia-MLA-stub