William Gordon Ernst

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The Hon. William Gordon Ernst

Member of the Canadian Parliament for Queens—Lunenburg
In office 1926–1935
Preceded by	William Duff
Succeeded by	John James Kinley

Personal details
Born	(1897-10-18)October 18, 1897 Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia
Died	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.
Political party	Conservative
Cabinet	Minister of Fisheries (1935)

William Gordon Ernst, PC (October 18, 1897 – July 12, 1939) 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.^[1]

He served as a Captain in the 85th Canadian Infantry Battalion during World War I and was awarded the Military Cross and Bar.^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 William Gordon Ernst – Parliament of Canada biography

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Ministers of Marine (1930–1936)²	Cardin Duranleau Gendron Howe
Ministers of Fisheries (1930–1969)	Macmillan Rhodes Duranleau (acting) Stirling (acting) Ernst Michaud Bertrand Bridges Bertrand (acting) Gregg MacKinnon Mayhew Sinclair MacLean Robichaud Davis
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