George Albert Kerr
George Kerr | |
|---|---|
| In office 1963–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Stanley Hall |
| Succeeded by | Cam Jackson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 27, 1924 Montreal, Quebec |
| Died | May 21, 2007 (aged 83) Burlington, Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse | Merrydith Kerr |
| Children | 3 |
| Profession | Lawyer |
George Albert Kerr (January 27, 1924 – May 21, 2007) was a politician in
Background
He was born in
Politics
He served on the town council of Burlington, Ontario, from 1955 to 1957 and from 1960 to 1962.
Kerr was elected to the Ontario legislature in the
Kerr was the only cabinet minister to support Darcy McKeough's bid to succeed Robarts as party leader at the 1971 Progressive Conservative Party leader leadership convention. McKeough was eliminated on the second-last ballot, and, with Kerr, gave his support to Bill Davis.
Davis won the contest, and initially retained Kerr in the Energy and Resources Management portfolio.
On July 23, 1971, he was named
Following the
On February 26, 1974, Kerr was relieved of this position and named as Solicitor-General.[10] He temporarily resigned from cabinet on February 21, 1975, after allegations that he had solicited and received money from a man involved in a harbour scandal in Hamilton. Kerr protested his innocence, but argued that he could not function as the province's Solicitor-General while the matter was unresolved. A subsequent investigation found no grounds to warrant charges against Kerr, and he was briefly returned to cabinet before leaving again on July 18.
The Progressive Conservatives were reduced to a
He resigned a second time as Solicitor-General after he made a telephone call to an assistant crown attorney on behalf of a constituent who was facing trial for driving while his licence was suspended. The call quickly became public and Kerr resigned from cabinet on Sept. 9, 1978.[1]
Kerr was re-elected in the 1981 provincial election, and served as a government backbencher for the next four years.[14] He retired from the legislature in 1985.
Kerr died on Victoria Day, 2007.
Cabinet posts
References
- ^ a b c Martin, Sandra (June 1, 2007). "George Albert Kerr, 83: Lawyer and Politician". Globe and Mail.
- ^ Canadian Press (September 26, 1963). "78 in Tory Blue Wave -- 23 Is All Grits Saved". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 25. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
- ^ Canadian Press (October 18, 1967). "Tories win, but..." The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. B2. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
- ^ Manthorpe, Jonathan; Slinger, John (March 2, 1971). "Changes in policies promised: Davis priorities to include environment and jobless". The Globe and Mail. p. 1.
- ^ Armstrong, F. A. J.; Hamilton, A. L. (1973). "Pathways of mercury in a polluted Northwestern Ontario Lake. Trace metals and metal-organic interaction in natural waters". Ann Arbor Science Publ.: 131–156.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ "Riding-by-riding returns in provincial election". The Globe and Mail. October 23, 1971. p. 10.
- ^ "The Cabinet for Ontario". The Globe and Mail. February 3, 1972. p. 4.
- ^ Manthorpe, Jonathan (September 29, 1972). "Davis names two as super-ministers, 4 to Cabinet posts". The Globe and Mail. pp. 1, 4.
- ^ Dunlop, Marilyn (February 27, 1974). "The new cabinet lines up like this". The Toronto Star. p. A3.
- ^ "Table of vote results for all Ontario ridings". The Globe and Mail. September 19, 1975. p. C12.
- ^ "Davis rebuffs Rhodes after appointing him housing portfolio". The Globe and Mail. October 8, 1975. pp. 1, 2.
- ^ Williamson, Robert (January 23, 1978). "Scrivener's removal from Cabinet, Baetz posting to cause most talk". The Globe and Mail. p. 5.
- ^ Canadian Press (1981-03-20). "Winds of change, sea of security". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 22. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
