Howard Charles Green
Howard Charles Green PC (born November 5, 1895 in Kaslo , British Columbia , † June 26, 1989 ) was a Canadian lawyer and politician of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada , who was a member of the lower house for 27 years and was a minister several times.
Life
Barrister, World War I and Member of the House of Commons
After attending school, Green completed a law degree at the University of Toronto , Osgoode Hall Law School and the University of British Columbia (UBC). During the First World War , after training at the Canadian Corps School , Green did his military service with the 54th Kootenay Battalion and later found work as captain of the 6th Canadian Infantry Brigade in the Mission of Canada at the Supreme Headquarters in France .
After the end of the war, he continued his studies and after his admission to the bar in British Columbia in 1922, he worked as a barrister in the law firm Collins, Green, Eades and Collins in Vancouver .
In the general election of October 14, 1935 , Green was elected as a candidate for the then Conservative Party in the Vancouver South constituency for the first time as a member of the lower house and was a member of this until his defeat in the general election on June 27, 1949 .
After the founding of the Progressive Conservative Party from the Conservative Party and parts of the already dissolved Progressive Party of Canada , Green ran for the position of party chairman on December 11, 1942, but was defeated by John Bracken , the Prime Minister of Manitoba . During the Second World War he advocated the evacuation and expatriation of Canadians of Japanese descent and held this position even after the end of the war.
In the general election of June 27, 1949, he was re-elected as a member of the lower house for the Progressive Conservative Party in the Vancouver Quadra constituency and represented the interests of this constituency for another fourteen years until he was defeated in the general election on April 8, 1963 .
Federal Minister, parliamentary group chairman and electoral defeat
On June 21, 1957, Prime Minister John Diefenbaker appointed him Minister of Public Works to Canada's 18th Cabinet and held that office until August 19, 1959. He also served as executive director from June 21, 1957 to May 11, 1958 Minister of Defense Production.
During this time Green was also from June 14, 1957 to July 18, 1959 as leader of the faction of the Progressive Conservative Party and leader of the government in the House of Commons.
Green was appointed Secretary of State by Prime Minister Diefenbaker on June 4, 1959, following the unexpected death of Sidney Earle Smith , and held that office until the end of Diefenbaker's tenure on April 21, 1963. As Foreign Minister, he was a staunch supporter of the Commonwealth of Nations and campaigned for disarmament and supported UN resolutions . He also advocated an expansion of Canada's international position. In addition, from July 18 to August 8, 1962, he was acting minister for public works.
Green candidate in the general election of 8 November 1965 again in the constituency Vancouver Quadra , but lost again to the constituency owner of the Liberal Party , Grant Deachman , to 12,895 votes (38.84 percent) were, while he himself on 12,549 votes (37 , 8 percent) came.
Web links and sources
- Curriculum Vitae (Canadian Parliament homepage)
- Entry in The Canadian Encyclopedia
- Entry into Kaslo House
Individual evidence
- ^ Daniel Heidt: Howard Charles Green and Japanese Canadians (The British Columbian Quarterly)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Green, Howard Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian lawyer and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 5, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kaslo , British Columbia |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 26, 1989 |