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William George Prudham, (February 27, 1904 – August 24, 1974) was a Canadian politician. Born in Kilbride (now Burlington),
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, he moved to
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as a young man and was elected to the
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representing the riding of
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in the 1949 federal election. A
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, he was re-elected in
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. In 1950, he was the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Resources and Development. From 1950 to 1957, he served as the Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys in the ministry led by
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Louis St. Laurent. He did not seek re-election in
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. After he stepped down from federal politics, Prudham served as an alderman on
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from 1959 to 1963.


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Edmonton Public Library Biography of George Prudham
1904 births 1974 deaths Businesspeople from Alberta Businesspeople from Ontario Edmonton city councillors Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada Members of the United Church of Canada People from Burlington, Ontario {{Alberta-politician-stub