George Gordon Hyde, (January 24, 1883 – July 20, 1946) was a Canadian politician, and a prominent lawyer in the city of Montreal. Born in

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on January 24, 1883, he was educated at the

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and

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, where he obtained a law degree, and was called to the Quebec Bar on 21 August 1908. He became well known in the fields of company and commercial law, first with the law firm of R.C. Smith, K.C., and later as senior partner of his own firm, Hyde & Ahern. He was made King's Counsel 27 December 1918, and elected president of the Junior Bar Association of Montreal 1919. Elected Quebec Vice-President of the Canadian Bar Association in 1944. President of the Reform Club of Montreal, 1935. He was well known in English and American legal circles. In 1939 he ran as Liberal candidate in the provincial riding of

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, and was elected as Member of the Legislative Assembly (Now known as the

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). In 1942, he was appointed as a Member of the

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. He was married to Lilian Boronow, and was the father of

John Richard Hyde John Richard Hyde (15 November 1912 – 15 July 2003) was a Canadian soldier, provincial politician and judge. Education Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of George Gordon Hyde, a Quebec MNA and member of the Legislative Council of Quebe ...

, also a Montreal lawyer (with the firm of Hyde & Ahern), who represented the provincial riding of Westmount–Saint-Georges from 1954 through 1970. Another son, Flight Lieutenant George G. (Kewp) Hyde, RCAF, was killed on active service in

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during the

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. He also had a daughter, Shirley Anne Hyde (married Robert Tremaine). George Gordon Hyde died in Montreal on July 20, 1946, at the age of 62.

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''. Obituary published July 22, 1946. *''

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'', Obituary published July 22, 1946; * 1883 births 1946 deaths Anglophone Quebec people Canadian King's Counsel High School of Montreal alumni Lawyers from Montreal McGill University Faculty of Law alumni Politicians from Montreal Quebec Liberal Party MLCs Quebec Liberal Party MNAs {{Liberal-Quebec-MNA-stub