George Sellars (Newfoundland politician) explained

George Sellars
Birth Date:28 December 1890
Birth Place:Bonavista, Newfoundland
Death Place:St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Assembly:Newfoundland and Labrador House of
Constituency Am:Labrador South
Term Start:1956
Term End:October 24, 1961
Successor:Gerald I. Hill
Party:Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
Children:3

George Sellars (December 28, 1890 – October 24, 1961) was a Canadian politician who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 1956 provincial election. He represented the electoral district of Labrador South as a member of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador until his death in office in 1961.[1]

Sellars was born in Bonavista, Newfoundland in 1890. He resided in his hometown and worked as a wireless operator and as a co-operative and commercial business manager for a decade. Sellers also worked for the Canadian National Railway for 40 years and was a justice of the peace. He married Elizabeth Taylor in 1916 and had three children. Sellars died of a heart attack while still in office, on October 24, 1961.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Normandin, P.G.. Normandin, A.L.. 1957. 576.
  2. Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Death Certificates, 1950-1968