George Russell Boucher Explained

George Russell Boucher
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Constituency Mp:Carleton
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:Alonzo Hyndman
Successor:George A. Drew
Term Start:1940
Term End:1948
Birth Date:13 December 1899
Birth Place:Dunrobin, Ontario, Canada
Death Date:8 November 1970, (aged 70)
Death Place:Unknown
Nationality:Canadian
Party:Conservative Party of Canada (Until 1945); Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (From 1945)
Occupation:barrister

George Russell Boucher (13 December 1899  - 8 November 1970) was a Canadian politician and barrister.

Born in Dunrobin, Ontario, Boucher (pronounced like voucher, not as in the French) was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in an August 1940 by-election as a Member of the Conservative Party to represent the riding of Carleton. He succeeded Alonzo Hyndman who died shortly after his re-election in the March 1940 federal election. He was a member of the Joint Committee on Location of the Seat of Government in the City of Ottawa. Boucher was re-elected in 1945 as a Progressive Conservative. He resigned his seat in 1948 in order to allow new party leader George A. Drew, who did not have a seat in the House of Commons, to contest Carleton in a by-election.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Drew Will Seek Federal Seat in Carleton County: Boucher Will Resign In Favor of Leader. The Evening Citizen. 1948-10-29. Ottawa. 17.