About Murdo Martin
Lived 1917 – 1989 (aged 71). Murdo Martin was a Canadian politician, firefighter, gentleman and broker.
Murdo William Martin (May 17, 1917 – January 2, 1989) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Gould, Quebec, Martin was a firefighter with the town of Timmins when he was elected to the House of Commons for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in the 1957 federal election. Martin, a caucus mate of Timiskaming MP Arnold Peters, elected the same year, went on to establish himself as a forceful and effective representative of the working people of the Timmins area.
He was one of only eight CCF MPs elected in the Diefenbaker landslide of 1958, and was re-elected in the general elections of 1962, 1963 and 1965. He sought re-election in 1968 and 1972 but was defeated by the Liberal candidate, Jean Roy. Martin was an advocate for assistance for the gold mines in the Porcupine camp. He also spoke against the arcane divorce laws that existed in Canada prior to 1968.
After leaving the House of Commons, Martin went on to serve as a city councillor for Timmins City Council. He was also a real estate broker and owned an operated the Parkview Motel in Timmins. He was married to Grace Mills. Martin died in Timmins in 1989.
Electoral record Co-operative Commonwealth Murdo MARTIN
Liberal Joseph J. EVANS
Progressive Conservative Percy BOYCE
Co-operative Commonwealth Murdo MARTIN
Progressive Conservative Émile BRUNETTE
Liberal Joseph J. EVANS
New Democratic Party Murdo MARTIN
Liberal Émile CLÉMENT
Progressive Conservative Mary GAUTHIER
New Democratic Party Murdo MARTIN
Liberal Leo DEL VILLANO
Progressive Conservative Émile BRUNETTE
New Democratic Party Murdo MARTIN
Liberal Elmer E. SMITH
Progressive Conservative Bob KILLINGBECK
Independent John James BUCHAN
Liberal Jean ROY
New Democratic Party Murdo MARTIN
Progressive Conservative Wyman BREWER
Liberal Jean ROY
New Democratic Party Murdo MARTIN
Progressive Conservative Bill HICKEY
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Canadian politician
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Murdo Martin was born on 17 May 1917 in Lingwick.
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Murdo Martin died on 2 January 1989 in Timmins.
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Murdo Martin was a politician, firefighter, gentleman and broker.
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Murdo Martin was Canadian.
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