Ernest Walter Gerrand Explained

Ernest Walter Gerrand (August 14, 1884  - 1970[1]) was a lawyer and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Melville from 1935 to 1938 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal.

He was born in Miniota, Manitoba, the son of David Gerrand and Alice Cole, and was educated in Portage la Prairie and at the University of Manitoba. In 1913, he married a Miss Shields. Gerrand lived in Melville, Saskatchewan.[2] He was elected to the assembly in a 1935 by-election[3] held after James Garfield Gardiner was named to the federal cabinet.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Members of the Legislative Assembly, Saskatchewan . Saskatchewan Archives Board . 2012-03-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227192150/http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Membership-of-Legislatures.pdf . 2013-12-27 .
  2. Book: Normandin, A L . Canadian Parliamentary Guide . 1937.
  3. Web site: Membership of the Legislatures . PDF . Saskatchewan Archive Board . 2012-03-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227192150/http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Membership-of-Legislatures.pdf . 2013-12-27 .