Jack Marshall (November 26, 1919 – August 17, 2004) was a Canadian politician. He represented the

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Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Grand Falls—White ...

in the

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from 1968 to 1978 and served in the

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from 1978 to 1994.

History

Born in

Glace Bay, Nova Scotia Glace Bay (Scottish Gaelic: ''Glasbaidh'') is a community in the eastern part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. It forms part of the general area referred to as Industrial Cape Breton. Formerly an incorporated t ...

, he was the only officer cadet in the Canadian Army who went ashore at the start of the Battle of Normandy with the

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. He served in the North Shore New Brunswick Regiment and would end the war with the rank of captain. After the war he moved to

Corner Brook Corner Brook ( 2021 population: 19,333 CA 29,762) is a city located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Corner Brook is the fifth largest settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador. ...

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where he served with Royal Newfoundland Regiment becoming Colonel and commanding officer for the whole province. After retiring from the military, Marshall managed a drug store in

before being elected to parliament in the 1968 federal election. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, he was appointed to the

in 1978 by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and served until 1994. He also served as the Honorary Lieutenant Colonel of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Newfoundland Regiment. In 1995, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada for his work on Veteran's Affairs. Among his many contributions to Canadian Veterans, he was instrumental in establishing war pensions for members of the Canadian Merchant Navy and in 1994 he led the 50th Anniversary of the D-Day "Canada Remembers" commemoration. Marshall's son, Tom Marshall was the 11th Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, and was MHA for the district of

Humber East Humber East is a former provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Includes the eastern section of Corner Brook as well as Humber Village, Little Rapids, Massey Drive, Pasadena and Steady Brook ...

and Minister of Finance in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Marshall was married twice, first to Sylvia (died 1975) then to Evelyn Addison White in 1981. He had three children, Tom, Beverlee and Arlaine. There is a Jack Marshall fonds at

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* 1919 births 2004 deaths Canadian military personnel from Nova Scotia Canadian senators from Newfoundland and Labrador Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Newfoundland and Labrador Members of the Order of Canada People from Glace Bay Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs Jewish Canadian politicians Canadian Army personnel of World War II Royal Newfoundland Regiment officers {{NewfoundlandandLabrador-politician-stub