James Edward Bullbrook (June 1, 1927 – October 27, 1978) was a politician from

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, Canada. He was a

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member in the

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representing the riding of

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in from 1967 to 1977.

Background

Bullbrook was born in

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, in 1927. He attended law school and graduated in 1953. He married his wife, Joyce, in that same year. They moved to Toronto and then later settled in

. He and Joyce raised four children.

Politics

Bullbrook served as a member of Sarnia Town Council. He ran for provincial office in 1967 as the

candidate in the new riding of

. He defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Ralph Knox by 1,073 votes. He was re-elected in

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and

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. He retired from politics in 1977 and returned to his law practice in Sarnia. He died of a heart attack on October 27, 1978, at the age of 51.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bullbrook, Jim 1927 births 1978 deaths Ontario Liberal Party MPPs People from North Bay, Ontario Sarnia city councillors