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George Gordon Hyde

1883 – 1946

Canadian politician

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Lived 1883 – 1946 (aged 63). George Gordon Hyde was a Canadian lawyer and politician.

George Gordon Hyde (January 24, 1883 – July 20, 1946) was a Canadian politician and lawyer.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, on January 24, 1883, Hyde was educated at the High School of Montreal and McGill University, where he obtained a law degree, and was called to the Quebec Bar on August 21, 1908. He became well known in the fields of company and commercial law, first with the law firm of R.C. Smith, KC, and later as senior partner of his own firm, Hyde & Ahern. He was made King's Counsel December 27, 1918, and elected president of the Junior Bar Association of Montreal 1919. In 1935, he was elected president of the Reform Club of Montreal. He was later elected as Quebec Vice-president of the Canadian Bar Association in 1944.

In 1939, Hyde ran as Liberal candidate in the provincial riding of Westmount–Saint-Georges and was elected as member of Quebec's Legislative Assembly. In 1942, he was appointed as a Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec.

Hyde was married to Lilian Boronow, and was the father of John Richard Hyde, also a Montreal lawyer (with the firm of Hyde & Ahern), who represented the provincial riding of Westmount–Saint-Georges from 1954 through 1970. Another son, Flight Lieutenant George G. (Kewp) Hyde, RCAF, was killed on active service in England during the Second World War. He also had a daughter, Shirley Anne.

Hyde died in Montreal on July 20, 1946, at the age of 62.

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High School of Montreal
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Member of the National Assembly of Quebec, Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec

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Who was George Gordon Hyde?

Canadian politician

When was George Gordon Hyde born?

George Gordon Hyde was born on 24 January 1883 in Montreal.

When did George Gordon Hyde die?

George Gordon Hyde died on 20 July 1946 in Montreal.

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George Gordon Hyde was a lawyer and politician.

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George Gordon Hyde was Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: George Gordon Hyde

· Wikidata: Q5539814

· DBpedia: George Gordon Hyde

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