George Harrison Dunbar (April 12, 1878 – February 28, 1966) was an

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political figure. He represented

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in the

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as a

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and then Progressive Conservative member from 1937 to 1959.

Background

He was born in

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in 1878, the son of Thomas Dunbar, and was educated in

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. In 1892, he married a Miss Coxford. He served as a captain during

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. He died in a Toronto hospital on February 28, 1966.'Minister held record number of portfolios", The Globe and Mail (1936-Current) oronto, Ont01 Mar 1966: 39. The George Dunbar Bridge which crosses the

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near Carleton University in Ottawa was named in his honour.

Politics

Dunbar was controller for the city of

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. He ran for mayor of Ottawa in 1938, but placed third. He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Municipal Affairs from 1943 to 1955 and Minister of Reform Institutions from 1946 to 1948; Dunbar was

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from 1943 to 1946 and from 1955 to 1958.

Cabinet positions

References

* ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1947'', PG Normandin

External links

* 1878 births 1966 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs Provincial Secretaries of Ontario Ottawa controllers {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MPP-stub