George Albert McGuire (April 7, 1871 – July 2, 1955) was a dentist and political figure in

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. He represented Vancouver City from 1907 to 1916 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a

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. He was born in Mount Forest, Ontario and received a D.D.S. from the

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in 1892. He moved to

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later that year, where he practised as a dentist until his retirement in 1951. McGuire served in the provincial cabinet as Provincial Secretary and Minister of Education. He was president of the British Columbia Dental Association in 1906. McGuire died in

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at the age of 84.

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1871 births 1955 deaths British Columbia Conservative Party MLAs People from Wellington County, Ontario University System of Maryland alumni Canadian expatriates in the United States {{BritishColumbia-MLA-stub