Ernest G. Irish
Canadian politician (1894–1955)
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Ernest George Irish (November 27, 1894 – June 27, 1955) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Pictou County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1941 to 1945. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]
Ernest G. Irish | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Pictou County | |
| In office 1941–1945 | |
| Preceded by | Newton G. Munro |
| Succeeded by | Alfred B. DeWolfe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 27, 1894 Afton, Nova Scotia |
| Died | June 27, 1955 (aged 60) |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation | hotel owner |
Born in 1894 at Afton, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Irish was a hotel owner and manager.[2] He married Margaret Mare Wilkes in 1920.[2] Irish entered provincial politics in 1941, when he was elected in the dual-member Pictou County riding with Liberal Josiah H. MacQuarrie.[3] In the 1945 election, Irish was defeated by both Liberal candidates, MacQuarrie and Alfred B. DeWolfe.[4] Irish attempted to enter federal politics in the 1949 federal election, but was defeated as the Progressive Conservative candidate by Liberal incumbent Henry Byron McCulloch in the Pictou riding.[5] Irish died at Pictou on June 27, 1955.[2]
