George Charles Hurdman | |
Birth Date: | 23 September 1870 |
Birth Place: | Ottawa, Ontario |
Death Place: | Rosseau, Ontario |
Office: | MPP for Ottawa West |
Term: | June 29, 1914 – September 23, 1919 |
Party: | Ontario Liberal Party |
George Charles Hurdman (September 23, 1870 – December 22, 1936) was a Canadian lumber merchant and political figure. He represented Ottawa West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1914 to 1919 as a Liberal member.
He was born in Ottawa, Ontario, the son of George Hurdman and Agnes Hurdman.[1] He worked for several lumber firms before establishing his own company in 1899. In that same year, he married Katherine Lynton. Hurdman defeated the incumbent James A. Ellis to win a seat in the provincial assembly in 1914. He served in the local militia and was a lieutenant in the Princess Louise Dragoon Guards during World War I. He died in 1936.[2]