About Egan Chambers
Lived 1921 – 1994 (aged 73). Egan Chambers was a Canadian politician, insurance broker and sales manager.
Egan Chambers (March 22, 1921 – May 5, 1994) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, he was educated at Selwyn House School and Bishop's College School. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1958 federal election in the riding of St. Lawrence—St. George. A Progressive Conservative, he was defeated in 1962. He also ran unsuccessfully in the 1953, 1957, 1965 elections and a 1954 by-election. From 1959 to 1961 and in 1962, he was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministers of National Defence George Pearkes and Douglas Harkness.
He was the husband of journalist Gretta Chambers and brother-in-law of philosopher Charles Taylor. Chambers is buried in Mount Royal Cemetery in Montreal.
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Canadian politician (1921-1994)
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Egan Chambers was born on 22 March 1921 in Montreal.
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Egan Chambers died on 5 May 1994 in Montreal.
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Egan Chambers was a politician, insurance broker and sales manager.
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