Murray MacLaren explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Murray MacLaren
Constituency Mp:St. John—Albert
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:Stanley Edward Elkin
Successor:William Ryan
Alongside:John B. M. Baxter
Term Start:December 6, 1921
Term End:January 31, 1935
Office2:Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
Order2:18th
Predecessor2:Hugh Havelock McLean
Successor2:William George Clark
Term Start2:January 31, 1935
Term End2:March 5, 1940
Monarch2:George V
Edward VIII
George VI
Governor General2:The Earl of Bessborough
The Lord Tweedsmuir
Premier2:Leonard P. D. Tilley
Allison Dysart
Birth Date:30 April 1861
Birth Place:Richibucto, New Brunswick, Canada
Death Place:Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America
Nationality:Canadian
Party:Conservative
Children:1
Occupation:Physician
Profession:Politician
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Allegiance:Canada
Branch:Canadian Expeditionary Force
Serviceyears:1914-1916
Rank:Colonel

Murray MacLaren (April 30, 1861  - December 24, 1942) was a Canadian politician and the 18th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.

Born in Richibucto, New Brunswick, he was a physician before being elected to the House of Commons of Canada representing the New Brunswick riding of St. John—Albert in the 1921 federal election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1925, 1926, and 1930. From 1930 to 1934, he was the Minister of Pensions and National Health. From 1935 to 1940, he was the Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick. He died in 1942 in Saint John, New Brunswick.

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