Earl Wallace Urquhart Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Hon.
Earl Wallace Urquhart
Office:Senator for Inverness-Richmond, Nova Scotia
Appointed:Lester B. Pearson
Term Start:February 24, 1966
Term End:August 17, 1971
Office2:Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Richmond
Predecessor2:Lauchlin Daniel Currie
Successor2:Gerald Doucet
Term Start2:1949
Term End2:1963
Office3:Nova Scotia Opposition Leader
Predecessor3:Henry Hicks
Successor3:Peter M. Nicholson
Term Start3:1960
Term End3:1962
Birth Date:22 February 1921
Birth Place:West Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death Place:Canada
Party:Liberal
Otherparty:Nova Scotia Liberal Party
Profession:lawyer

Earl Wallace Urquhart (February 22, 1921  - August 17, 1971) was a Canadian politician and lawyer.[1]

Early life

Urquhart was born in West Bay, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Urquhart served in the Canadian Infantry Corps and the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II.

Political career

he was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Richmond in a 1949 by-election held after Lauchlin Daniel Currie was named to the bench. He served as a member of the assembly from 1949 to 1963. From 1960 to 1962, he was the House Leader. He was Leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party from 1962 to 1965.

He was summoned to the Senate on February 24, 1966 on the recommendation of Lester B. Pearson. A Liberal, he represented the senatorial division of Inverness-Richmond in the province of Nova Scotia until his death at the age of 50.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile: The Hon. Earl Wallace Urquhart, Q.C., Senator . 2022-08-21 . Parliament of Canada.