Albert McPhillips explained

Albert DeBurgo McPhillips
Nickname:Burke
Birth Date:18 January 1904
Birth Place:Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Death Place:Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Relations:Albert Edward McPhillips,
Alexander St.George McPhillips (brother)
Gwyneth Marie Kathleen Hall(sister)
Davie Fulton(cousin)
Riding:Victoria
Term Start:June 1957
Term End:February 1963
Predecessor:Francis Fairey
Successor:David Groos
Profession:Barrister and solicitor
Party:Progressive Conservative
Spouse:Dorothy M. Freethy(1909-2005)
(m. 30 January 1935-1971, his death)[1]
Children:Jacqueline Marie Abbott & Lewis Edward McPhillips

Albert DeBurgo "Burke" McPhillips (18 January 1904 – 11 March 1971) was a Canadian politician. McPhillips was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a barrister and solicitor by career.

Early years

McPhillips was born in Victoria, British Columbia. He was the youngest son of the Hon. Mr. Justice Albert Edward McPhillips and Sophia Emily Davie, daughter of the late Hon. A.E.B. Davie, Q.C.[2]

Military service

McPhillips served in the Canadian Army as Captain with The Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles of Canada from 1940 to 1946.[3]

Political career

McPhillips was a candidate for the British Columbia Conservative Party in the Vancouver Centre (1933, 1941 provincial elections) and Victoria City (1952).[4]

He was first elected at the Victoria riding inthe 1957 general election and was re-elected twice, in the 1958 and 1962 federal elections. McPhillips served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries from August 1962 to February 1963. His cousin, Davie Fulton, was Minister of Public Works around this time.

After completing his third term, the 25th Canadian Parliament, McPhillips left federal political office and was appointed to the Tariff Board of Canada.[5]

He died suddenly at Ottawa on 11 March 1971. He was survived by his wife and two children.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "Albert Deburgo McPhillips" AND "Dorothy" - Google Search. google.ca.
  2. http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/arthur-charles-fox-davies/armorial-families--a-directory-of-gentlemen-of-coat-armour-volume-2-dxo/page-62-armorial-families--a-directory-of-gentlemen-of-coat-armour-volume-2-dxo.shtml
  3. Web site: ParlInfo Has Moved. lop.parl.ca.
  4. Web site: Candidates of Record . BC Conservative Party . 8 August 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110812052725/http://bcconservative.ca/candidates-of-record-4/ . 12 August 2011 .
  5. News: Ex-MP to Be Named Tariff Board Member . . 20 March 1963 . 9 . Robin . Green.
  6. Web site: The Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on March 13, 1971 · Page 28. Newspapers.com.
  7. Web site: RootsWeb: CANADA-OBITS-L Nanaimo - September 30, 2005 - October 8, 2005 . 5 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090224090334/http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/CANADA-OBITS/2005-10/1128837914 . 24 February 2009 . dead .