George Washington McPhee, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About George Washington McPhee
- George Washington McPhee, (November 17, 1880 – November 23, 1971) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan.
- He represented 2nd Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in 1911 and Yorkton in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1940 as a Liberal.He was born in St.
- Catherines, Lot 65, Prince Edward Island, the son of Annie Rogerson (née McPhee), and was educated at Prince of Wales College.
- McPhee taught school for five years, then articled in law, was admitted to the bar in 1910 and practised briefly in Charlottetown.
- He was elected to the provincial assembly in a 1911 by-election held after William Laird resigned for health reasons; McPhee was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1912.
- He later moved to Yorkton, Saskatchewan, where he served as crown prosecutor from 1915 to 1918.
- In 1917, McPhee was an unsuccessful candidate for the Mackenzie seat in the House of Commons.
- In 1920, he was named King's Counsel.
- He was named a judge in the District and Surrogate Courts for Moose Jaw district in 1940.
- In 1943, he was named a Rental Appeal Judge for southern Saskatchewan.
- McPHee was buried in British Columbia.
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