William McLean Hamilton

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William McLean Hamilton PC OC (born February 23, 1919 in Montreal , Québec ; † June 7, 1989 ) was a Canadian politician of the Progressive Conservative Party (PC), who was a member of the House of Commons for almost nine years and between 1957 and 1962 Minister of Post 18th Canadian Cabinet of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker was.

Life

Hamilton was the son of Ernest Hamilton , who took part in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and won the gold medal with the team in the lacrosse competitions , which were held for the second and last time. After attending Montreal High School , he studied business administration at Sir George Williams University there and graduated with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.). He then worked as an economic manager.

He began his political career in local politics when he was elected to the City Council of Montreal for the Progressive Conservative Party in 1950 and was a member of it until 1957. In the election of October 8, 1953 , Hamilton was elected a member of the House of Commons for the first time and represented the constituency of Notre-Dame-de-Grace for almost nine years until his defeat in the House of Commons election on June 18, 1962 . On June 21, 1957, Hamilton was appointed by Prime Minister John Diefenbaker to Canada's 18th Cabinet and was Minister of Post until July 12, 1962.

After retiring from government and the House of Commons, he returned to managerial positions and later became Chief Executive Officer of the British Columbia Provincial Employers' Council . He was named Officer of the Order of Canada on July 4, 1978 for his services there to the relationship between employers and employees, his achievements in promoting the economy in Vancouver and his commitment to public institutions .

Web links and sources

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Canadian Ministries at rulers.org
  2. ^ Entry on the homepage of the Order of Canada
personal data
SURNAME Hamilton, William McLean
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 23, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Montreal , Quebec
DATE OF DEATH June 7, 1989