George Clyde Nowlan, PC , BA , LL.B (14 September 1898 – 31 May 1965) was a Canadian member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister. The Queen's Privy Council for Canada (QPC (Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada (CPR sometimes called Her Majesty's Privy Council for Canada or the Privy Council The Bachelor of Laws (abbreviated LLB, LLB or rarely LlB) is an undergraduate or bachelor degree in law offered in most Common law Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of Government, typically representing the executive branch. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, he served from 9 August 1962–21 April 1963 as the Minister of Finance in the administration of John Diefenbaker. The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Minister of Finance (Ministre des Finances is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible each year for presenting the federal government's
In addition to serving as an MP, Nowlan was a soldier int he Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All After the war ended, he returned to the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia and attended Acadia University to study for a BA, graduating in 1920. Acadia University is a non-denominational predominantly undergraduate University located in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada with some graduate He then studied law at Dalhousie University. Dalhousie University is a University located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Nowlan was an MLA in the Nova Scotia Legislature in the 1920s, and was always known for his reputation as a hard worker and a Party Man. He served a term as the Progressive Conservative Party's president.
Disagreements between Nowlan and Diefenbaker are widely believed to have been at the heart of the PC government, allowing it to be reduced to a minority government in the 1962 federal election and then defeated a year later by a vote of no confidence by Lester Pearson and the Liberal Party in the 1963 election. A minority government or a minority cabinet is a Cabinet of a Parliamentary system formed when the governing Political party or The Canadian federal election of 1962 was held on June 18 1962 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 25th Parliament of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political The Canadian federal election of 1963 was held on April 8 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 26th Parliament of Canada
His son Pat Nowlan later became a Progressive Conservative (and later Independent) MP in Nowlan's riding of Kings County. John Patrick (Pat Nowlan (born November 10 1931) is a retired Canadian parliamentarian and son of Diefenbaker -era Minister of Finance George
References
- Margaret Conrad, George Nowlan: Maritime Conservative in National Politics. University of Toronto press, 1986. ISBN 0-8020-2600-1
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| Preceded by James Lorimer Ilsley |
Member of Parliament from Digby—Annapolis—Kings 1948–1949 |
Succeeded by The electoral district was abolished in 1947. The Parliament of Canada (Parlement du Canada is Canada 's legislative branch, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. James Lorimer Ilsley PC ( January 3 1894 &ndash January 14 1967) was a Canadian politician and jurist A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. For the current|defunct federal|provincial electoral district see Digby—Annapolis—Kings (electoral district ---> Digby—Annapolis—Kings |
| Preceded by Angus Alexander Elderkin |
Member of Parliament from Annapolis—Kings 1950–1953 |
Succeeded by The electoral district was abolished in 1952. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. For the current|defunct federal|provincial electoral district see Annapolis—Kings (electoral district ---> Annapolis—Kings was a federal |
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Member of Parliament from Digby—Annapolis—Kings 1953–1965 |
Succeeded by John Patrick Nowlan |
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