H. Gordon Barrett (August 20, 1915 – May 30, 1993) was a
Canadian politician and
safety director. He was elected to the
House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada.
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as a Member of the
Liberal Party to represent the
riding of
Lincoln. During the
28th Parliament, he was a member of the
Standing Committee on Agriculture. He was defeated in
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
. Prior to his federal political experience, he was a lieutenant in the Canadian Infantry in
World War II between 1942 and 1945 and returned to Canada to become a
councillor for
Thorold,
Ontario between 1946 and 1959.
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1915 births
1993 deaths
Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
People from Thorold
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