George McIlraith
President of the Privy Council | |
|---|---|
| In office 3 February 1964 – 6 July 1965 | |
| Prime Minister | Lester B. Pearson |
| Preceded by | Maurice Lamontagne |
| Succeeded by | Guy Favreau |
| Minister of National Revenue | |
| Acting 19 March 1964 – 28 June 1964 | |
| Prime Minister | Lester B. Pearson |
| Preceded by | Jack Garland |
| Succeeded by | Edgar Benson |
| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 22 April 1963 – 2 February 1964 | |
| Prime Minister | Lester B. Pearson |
| Preceded by | Léon Balcer |
| Succeeded by | Jack Pickersgill |
| Senator for Ottawa Valley, Ontario | |
| In office 27 April 1972 – 29 July 1981 | |
| Appointed by | Pierre Trudeau |
| Member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre | |
| In office 25 June 1968 – 26 April 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Riding created |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Poulin |
| Member of Parliament for Ottawa West | |
| In office 26 March 1940 – 24 June 1968 | |
| Preceded by | T. Franklin Ahearn |
| Succeeded by | Cyril Lloyd Francis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George James McIlraith 29 July 1908 Lanark, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 19 August 1992 (aged 84) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Relations |
Margaret Akin Summers
(m. 1935; died 1989) |
| Children | 4 |
| Profession |
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George James McIlraith
The son of James McIlraith and Kate McLeod, he was educated at Osgoode Hall and practised law in Ottawa. In 1935, he married Margaret Summers.[2]
McIlraith was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1940 federal election as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Ottawa West. He was subsequently re-elected on nine successive occasions.[1]
McIlraith joined the
He also served as Pearson's
Solicitor-General of Canada from 1968 until 1970 under Trudeau, who appointed him to the Senate of Canada in 1972.[1]
The George McIlraith Bridge over the Rideau River is named for him.