John Groves Gould | |
Birth Date: | 20 April 1912 |
Birth Place: | Vancouver, British Columbia |
Death Place: | Palm Springs, California |
Office: | MLA for Vancouver-Burrard |
Term: | 1949 - 1952 |
Party: | British Columbia Liberal Party |
John Groves Gould (April 20, 1912 – February 7, 2002) was a Canadian lawyer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Vancouver-Burrard in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Liberal from 1949 to 1952.
He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of John Gould, a native of England, and Clara Groves. Groves served as a lieutenant with the Royal Canadian Navy in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean during World War II. He served as a member of a Liberal-Conservative coalition in the provincial assembly.[1] Groves was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1952 and 1953.[2]
He died in 2002 after a brief illness.[3]