Gordon Dowding, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
About Gordon Dowding
- Gordon Hudson Dowding (March 1, 1918 – November 9, 2003) was a lawyer and politician in British Columbia, Canada.
- He represented Burnaby and then Burnaby-Edmonds in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1956 to 1975 as a CCF/NDP member. He was born in Kamloops and educated there and at the University of British Columbia.
- In 1945, he married Gwen Olson.
- Dowding was called to the British Columbia bar in 1952 and the Alberta bar in 1967.
- He was an unsuccessful candidate in the provincial riding of Lillooet in 1952 and 1953.
- Dowding was the speaker of the British Columbia Legislature from 1972 to 1975.
- He was defeated by Ray Loewen when he ran for reelection in 1975.In 1962, Dowding was a founding member of the B.C.
- Civil Liberties Association.
- He died in 2003.
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