Eric Charles Fitzgerald Martin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetEric Charles Fitzgerald Martin
Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
About Eric Charles Fitzgerald Martin
- Eric Charles Fitzgerald Martin (September 15, 1905 – April 23, 1973) was an accountant, stock broker and political figure in British Columbia.
- He represented Vancouver-Burrard in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1952 to 1966 as a Social Credit member. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the son of John Fitzgerald Martin and Margaret Edith Goodday, and was educated in London, England and Victoria, British Columbia.
- In 1941, Martin married Margaret Boyd.
- He served as a sergeant-instructor in the Canadian Army during World War II.
- In 1945, Martin was an unsuccessful candidate in the federal riding of Vancouver Centre.
- He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1945 and 1949 before being elected in 1952.
- Martin served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Health and Welfare and as Minister of Health Services and Hospital Insurance.
- He died in 1973.The Eric Martin Pavilion, formerly the Eric Martin Institute, of the Royal Jubilee Hospital was named in his honour.
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