About Henry Read Emmerson
Lived 1883 – 1954 (aged 70). Henry Read Emmerson was a Canadian politician, business executive and salesperson.
Henry Read Emmerson (November 7, 1883 – June 21, 1954) was a Canadian business executive, salesman, and politician.
Born in Dorchester, New Brunswick, the son of Henry Robert Emmerson and Emily Charlotte Record, he was defeated twice when he ran for the House of Commons of Canada as the Liberal candidate in the 1926 and 1930 federal elections for the riding of Westmorland. He was elected in the 1935 election and re-elected twice in 1940 and 1945. In 1949, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Dorchester, New Brunswick. He died in office in 1954.
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Who was Henry Read Emmerson?
Canadian politician (1883-1954)
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Henry Read Emmerson was born on 7 November 1883 in Dorchester.
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Henry Read Emmerson died on 21 June 1954.
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Henry Read Emmerson was a politician, business executive and salesperson.
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Henry Read Emmerson was Canadian.
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