William Gordon Ernst
Politician
1897 – 1939
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Who was William Gordon Ernst?
William Gordon Ernst, PC was a Canadian politician.
Born in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, he first ran for the Canadian House of Commons in the 1925 federal election in the Nova Scotia riding of Queens—Lunenburg. A Conservative, he was defeated but he was elected in the 1926 federal election. He was re-elected in 1930 and defeated in 1935. In 1935, he was the Minister of Fisheries.
He served as a Captain in the 85th Canadian Infantry Battalion during World War I and was awarded the Military Cross and Bar.
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