Egan Chambers Explained

Egan Chambers
Constituency Mp:St. Lawrence—St. George
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:Claude Richardson
Successor:John Turner
Term Start:1958
Term End:1962
Birth Date:22 March 1921
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Death Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Spouse:Gretta Chambers
Party:Progressive Conservative
Portfolio:Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence (1959-1961 & 1962)

Egan Chambers (March 22, 1921  - May 5, 1994) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, he was educated at Selwyn House School[1] and Bishop's College School.[2] He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1958 federal election in the riding of St. Lawrence—St. George. A Progressive Conservative, he was defeated in 1962. He also ran unsuccessfully in the 1953, 1957, 1965 elections and a 1954 by-election. From 1959 to 1961 and in 1962, he was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministers of National Defence George Pearkes and Douglas Harkness.

He was the husband of Gretta Chambers and brother-in-law of Charles Taylor. He is buried in Mount Royal Cemetery in Montreal.

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Notes and References

  1. https://archive.org/stream/selwynhouseschoo1958selw/selwynhouseschoo1958selw_djvu.txt Selwyn House School Yearbook 1958
  2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19810928&id=44AxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9KQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1097,3557485&hl=en Godin put his chips on Chambers to find jobs for minorities