Gordon MacMurchy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Semans, Saskatchewan, Canada
About Gordon MacMurchy
- Gordon Samuel MacMurchy was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Last Mountain from 1971 to 1975, and Last Mountain-Touchwood from 1975 to 1982, in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.
- He was a member of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party.
- He served as a cabinet minister in the government of Allan Blakeney.The son of Edward Gordon MacMurchy and Laura Geiger, he took over the operation of the family farm in 1962.
- From 1962 to 1971, he served as a trustee for the Govan school unit, also serving two years as chairman.
- MacMurchy served as Minister of Education, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Minister of Agriculture in the Saskatchewan cabinet.
- He was defeated when he ran for reelection to the assembly in 1982.
- After leaving provincial politics, MacMurchy was mayor of Semans from 1982 to 1997.
- He ran unsuccessfully in the provincial riding of Last Mountain-Touchwood in 1986.In 1949, he married Jean Neff.Also active in sport, his tenure with the Semans Wheat Kings earned five provincial intermediate C championships, and six Last Mountain Hockey League championships.
- MacMurchy received the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association Trophy for service to minor hockey in 1969.
- He served as an umpire, and was inducted into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989.
- In October 1999, he received the Saskatchewan Order of Merit.MacMurchy died in Nokomis, Saskatchewan at the age of 78.
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