John Hunter

Politician

1909 –

49

Who is John Hunter?

John William Gordon Hunter was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons.

Hunter studied at the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School to become a barrister and lawyer.

He was a candidate in a federal by-election at the Parkdale riding on 21 October 1946, but was unsuccessful. He unseated Harold Timmins at the 1949 general election. Hunter was re-elected in 1953, but was defeated in the 1957 election by Arthur Maloney of the Progressive Conservative party. Hunter was again unsuccessful in 1958. He died at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto in 1993.

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Born
Jan 28, 1909
Toronto
Education
  • University of Toronto
Lived in
  • Toronto

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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