Albert DeBurgo "Burke" McPhillips (18 January 1904 – 11 March 1971) was a Canadian politician. McPhillips was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a barrister and solicitor by career.
Albert DeBurgo McPhillips | |
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| Member of Parliament for Victoria | |
| In office June 1957 – February 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Francis Fairey |
| Succeeded by | David Groos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 January 1904 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Died | 11 March 1971 (aged 67) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Dorothy M. Freethy(1909-2005) (m. 30 January 1935-1971, his death)[1] |
| Relations | Albert Edward McPhillips, Alexander St.George McPhillips (brother) Gwyneth Marie Kathleen Hall(sister) Davie Fulton(cousin) |
| Children | Jacqueline Marie Abbott & Lewis Edward McPhillips |
| Profession | Barrister and solicitor |
| Nickname | Burke |
Early years
editMcPhillips was born in Victoria, British Columbia. He was the youngest son of the Hon. Mr. Justice Albert Edward McPhillips and Sophia Emily Davie, daughter of the late Hon. A.E.B. Davie, Q.C. [2]
Military service
editMcPhillips served in the Canadian Army as Captain with The Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles of Canada from 1940 to 1946.[3]
Political career
editMcPhillips was a candidate for the British Columbia Conservative Party in the Vancouver Centre (1933, 1941 provincial elections) and Victoria City (1952).[4]
He was first elected at the Victoria riding in the 1957 general election and was re-elected twice, in the 1958 and 1962 federal elections. McPhillips served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries from August 1962 to February 1963. His cousin, Davie Fulton, was Minister of Public Works around this time.[5]
After completing his third term, the 25th Canadian Parliament, McPhillips left federal political office and was appointed to the Tariff Board of Canada.[5]
He died suddenly at Ottawa on 11 March 1971. He was survived by his wife and two children.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ ""Albert Deburgo McPhillips" AND "Dorothy" - Google Search". google.ca.
- ^ [1] ebooksread.com
- ^ "ParlInfo Has Moved". lop.parl.ca.
- ^ "Candidates of Record". BC Conservative Party. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ^ a b Green, Robin (20 March 1963). "Ex-MP to Be Named Tariff Board Member". The Globe and Mail. p. 9.
- ^ "The Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on March 13, 1971 · Page 28" – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "RootsWeb: CANADA-OBITS-L Nanaimo - September 30, 2005 - October 8, 2005". Archived from the original on 24 February 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2012.