John Chester "Chet" MacRae MC (August 29, 1912 – October 5, 1997) was a Canadian

school teacher A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching. ''Informally'' the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. whe ...

, soldier, and politician. Known by his second name, Chester, he was widely referred to as "Chet." Born in

Hope Town, Quebec Hope Town is a municipality in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada. Despite its name, the place does not have a "town" (''ville'') status. History In 1768, the first pioneer arrived, a certain Duncan ...

, MacRae lived most of his life in the

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. He graduated from high school in Campbellton, New Brunswick then attended the provincial Normal School in

Fredericton Fredericton (; ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River, which flows west to east as it bisects the city. The river is the do ...

. He taught in the public school system until 1940. A veteran of World War II, serving in the Canadian Army he rose to the rank of captain in New Brunswick's North Shore Regiment and participated in the

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Normandy Landings in France. He was awarded a number of medals including the Military Cross. In later years he was appointed an honorary Colonel of the First Battalion Royal New Brunswick Regiment, the Carleton-York regiment. MacRae was first elected to the

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in 1957 as the Progressive Conservative Party's candidate in the York-Sunbury riding. He was re-elected in 1958, 1962, 1963, 1965, and 1968. He served until September 1, 1972. He died at a Fredericton hospital in 1997.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Macrae, John Chester 1912 births 1997 deaths Canadian schoolteachers Canadian military personnel of World War II Canadian recipients of the Military Cross Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs People from Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine

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