Emery Barnes
Emery Barnes | |
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British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Vancouver Centre | |
| In office August 30, 1972 – October 17, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Herb Capozzi Evan Maurice Wolfe |
| Succeeded by | Riding Abolished |
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| Born | December 15, 1999 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Died | June 1, 1998 (aged 68) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Political party | British Columbia New Democratic Party |
| Occupation | Social Worker |
Emery Oakland Barnes (December 15, 1929 – June 1, 1998) was a Canadian professional football player and politician.[1]
Background
Born in
Political career
Barnes worked as a social worker before entering politics. An unsuccessful candidate in the 1969 provincial election, he was first elected to the
Elected Speaker of the Legislature in 1994, Barnes was also the first black person to hold this position in any Canadian province.
The city of Vancouver has named a park after him in his memory, Emery Barnes Park at 1100 Seymour Street.
Barnes is buried in Robinson Memorial Park Cemetery, in Coquitlam, British Columbia. The headstone shows his full name as "Emery Oakland Barnes."
Constance Barnes, his daughter, was an elected member of the Vancouver Park Board and stood for the 2015 federal election with the NDP in the riding of
References
- ^ "Emery Barnes - Library of Congress". id.loc.gov. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
External links
- Detailed Biography of Emery Barnes from University of Washington (wayback machine)
- Gail Ito, Barnes, Emery (1929-1998) at blackpast.org
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