Rae Eddie | |
Birth Date: | 23 August 1900 |
Birth Place: | Ekfrid, Ontario, Canada |
Birth Name: | John McRae Eddie |
Death Place: | New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada |
Office: | MLA for New Westminster |
Term Start: | 1952 |
Term End: | 1969 |
Predecessor: | Byron Johnson |
Successor: | Dennis Cocke |
John McRae (Rae) Eddie (August 23, 1900 - February 6, 1977) was a Canadian politician, who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1952 to 1969, representing the riding of New Westminster. He was a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, which became the New Democratic Party.
He was born in Ontario, of Scottish descent, and was educated in Saskatchewan. Eddie later moved to British Columbia, where he married Norma Sutherland. He worked in the lumber industry. Eddie defeated then premier Byron Ingemar Johnson to win a seat in the provincial assembly in 1952.[1] He died in New Westminster at the age of 76.[2]