About Paul McRae
Lived 1924 – 1992 (aged 68). Paul McRae was a Canadian politician and head teacher.
Paul Edmund McRae (20 October 1924 – 3 November 1992) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Toronto, Ontario and became a school principal by career.
He represented Ontario's Fort William electoral district since winning that seat in the 1972 federal election. He was re-elected in 1974, 1979 and 1980. Due to riding boundary changes, McRae represented Thunder Bay—Atikokan since 1976.
McRae left national politics in 1984 and did not campaign in that year's federal election.
On 9 July 1984 he was appointed as a full-time member of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) by the Federal government, and continued in this role until at least 1991.
McRae died on 3 November 1992.
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Who was Paul McRae?
Canadian politician (1924–1992)
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Paul McRae was born on 20 October 1924 in Toronto.
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Paul McRae died on 3 November 1992.
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Paul McRae was a politician and head teacher.
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