About Earl Winsor
Lived 1918 – 1989 (aged 70–71). Earl Winsor was a Canadian military personnel.
Earl Wilfred Winsor (July 7, 1918 – April 10, 1989) was a master mariner and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Labrador North from 1956 to 1971 and Fogo from 1971 to 1979 in the Newfoundland House of Assembly.
The son of Joshua and Blanche Winsor, he was born in Wesleyville and was educated there and at Memorial University. He worked as a wireless operator and served in the merchant navy during World War II. After the war, he was captain of several ships in the Labrador area. He was also a director of the Winsor Trading Company.
Winsor served in the Newfoundland cabinet as Minister of Labrador Affairs and then as Minister of Fisheries.
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Who was Earl Winsor?
Canadian military personnel
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Earl Winsor was born in 1918.
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Earl Winsor died on 10 April 1989.
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Earl Winsor was a military personnel.
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Earl Winsor was Canadian.
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