Gordon Irwin Miller (February 26, 1924 – February 23, 2021) was a

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, Canada. He served in the

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as a

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from 1975 to 1990.Gordon Irwin Miller
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Background

Miller was educated in Jarvis and worked as a farmer. Miller's son Doug was a candidate of the

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in 1999 in the riding of

Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004. This riding was created in 1996 from parts of Elgin—Norfolk and Haldimand—Norfolk ridi ...

Politics

He was a school trustee from 1960 to 1967, a councillor from 1968 to 1971, a reeve from 1971 to 1973 and a regional councillor from 1973 to 1975. He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1975 provincial election, defeating Progressive Conservative Jim Allan by 1,955 votes in the rural riding of Haldimand—Norfolk. He was re-elected by a greater margin in the 1977 election, and again in

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

and

1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...

. He was defeated in the 1990 provincial election, losing to

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candidate Norm Jamison by almost 4,000 votes.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Gord 1924 births 2021 deaths Ontario Liberal Party MPPs People from Haldimand County