About Earl Wallace Urquhart
Lived 1921 – 1971 (aged 50). Earl Wallace Urquhart was a Canadian lawyer and politician.
Earl Wallace Urquhart (February 22, 1921 – August 17, 1971) was a Canadian politician and lawyer.
Early life Urquhart was born in West Bay, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Urquhart served in the Canadian Infantry Corps and the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II.
Political career he was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Richmond in a 1949 by-election held after Lauchlin Daniel Currie was named to the bench. He served as a member of the assembly from 1949 to 1963. From 1960 to 1962, he was the House Leader. He was Leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party from 1962 to 1965.
He was summoned to the Senate on February 24, 1966 on the recommendation of Lester B. Pearson. A Liberal, he represented the senatorial division of Inverness-Richmond in the province of Nova Scotia until his death at the age of 50.
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Who was Earl Wallace Urquhart?
Canadian politician
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Earl Wallace Urquhart was born on 22 February 1921 in West Bay.
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Earl Wallace Urquhart died on 17 August 1971.
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Earl Wallace Urquhart was a lawyer and politician.
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Earl Wallace Urquhart was Canadian.
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