Gordon Atkinson was a politician in Quebec, Canada. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page [1]
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He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on August 24, 1922 and served as a military officer during both World War II and the Korean War. Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population Manitoba (English ˌmænɨˈtoʊbə French /manitoba/ is a province of Canada, spanning 647797 square kilometres (250116  sq mi of North America Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the He subsequently had a career in the media. He was married to Pierrette Sicard de Carufel.
In 1989, he ran as the Equality Party candidate in the Montreal riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and won, defeating Liberal incumbent Harold Thuringer and becoming a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec general election of 1989 was held on September 25, 1989, to elect members of the National Assembly of the Province of Quebec, The Equality Party (Parti Égalité is a political party in Quebec, Canada, that promotes the use of English in Quebec on an equal basis with French Members of Legislative Assembly (Montreal-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce James Arthur Mathewson, Liberal (1939-1948 Paul Earl, Liberal The Quebec Liberal Party, (or PLQ) is a liberal Political party in the Canadian province of Quebec. The National Assembly of Quebec (Assemblée nationale du Québec is the name for the legislative body of the province of Quebec, Canada.
By March 29, 1994, Atkinson sat as an Independent. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. He was defeated by Liberal candidate Russell Copeman in 1994. Russell Copeman (born April 1 1960 in Montreal Quebec) is a Canadian politician The Quebec general election of 1994 was held on September 12, 1994, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada
Atkinson died on January 13, 2006. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
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| Preceded by Harold Thuringer (Liberal) |
MNA for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce 1989–1994 |
Succeeded by Russell Copeman (Liberal) |