Clarence Vernon Emerson (January 24, 1901 – September 25, 1963) was a merchant and political figure in
New Brunswick, Canada. Emerson sat for Saint John-Albert, New Brunswick division in the
Senate of Canada
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as a
Progressive Conservative from 1957 to 1963.
He was born in
Saint John, New Brunswick, the son of William E. Emerson and Augusta L. Edelston, and was educated there. Emerson became a merchant in Saint John; he was involved with the family's hardware and plumbing firms and also headed a real estate company;
[ he was president of Emerson Brothers Ltd., vice-president of W.E. Emerson & Sons and a director of Canada Cement Ltd. In 1936, he married Frances Aileen Job. Emerson died in office in Saint John at the age of 62.][Parliamentary biography]
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He was chairman of the Senate's Standing Committee on Finance under the Diefenbaker government and produced an influential report on fighting inflation.["Clarence V. Emerson - Businessman Named Senator in 1957", ''Globe and Mail'', September 25, 1963]
In 1960, he was largely responsible for legislation guaranteeing bank loans to small businesses for capital improvements.[
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References
1901 births
1963 deaths
Canadian senators from New Brunswick
Politicians from Saint John, New Brunswick
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada senators
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