William Gordon Ernst
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The Hon. William Gordon Ernst |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Queens—Lunenburg |
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In office 1926–1935 |
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Preceded by | William Duff |
Succeeded by | John James Kinley |
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Born | Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia |
October 18, 1897
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
Political party | Conservative |
Cabinet | Minister of Fisheries (1935) |
William Gordon Ernst, PC (October 18, 1897 – July 12, 1939) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, he first ran for the Canadian House of Commons in the 1925 federal election in the Nova Scotia riding of Queens—Lunenburg. A Conservative, he was defeated but he was elected in the 1926 federal election. He was re-elected in 1930 and defeated in 1935. In 1935, he was the Minister of Fisheries.[1]
He served as a Captain in the 85th Canadian Infantry Battalion during World War I and was awarded the Military Cross and Bar.[1]
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- 1897 births
- 1939 deaths
- Canadian Expeditionary Force officers
- Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia
- Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
- People from Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia
- Recipients of the Military Cross and Bar
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