Eric Hammill

Canadian politician and farmer (1932–2023)

Eric Hammill

Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Borden-Kinkora
In office
November 18, 1996 – September 29, 2003
Preceded by| Riding Established
Succeeded by| Fred McCardle
Personal details
Born| (1932-08-25)August 25, 1932
Lower Freetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Died| September 28, 2023(2023-09-28) (aged 91)
Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Political party| Progressive Conservative

J. Eric Hammill (August 25, 1932 – September 28, 2023) was a Canadian farmer and politician from Prince Edward Island. He represented Borden-Kinkora in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1996 to 2003 as a Progressive Conservative.

## Life and career[edit]

J. Eric Hammill was born in Lower Freetown, Prince Edward Island on August 25, 1932.[1] He purchased the family farm in 1954 and, in 1955, married Helen McIsaac.[2] Hammill was president of the Kinkora Dairy Cooperative, Atlantic representative on the National Farm Products Marketing Council for nine years and Secretary-Manager for the Prince Edward Island Federation of Agriculture for twelve years. He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Agriculture and Forestry and Minister responsible for the P.E.I. Grain Elevators Corporation. Hammill lived in Kinkora. He died in Summerside on September 28, 2023, at the age of 91.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Minding the House: a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs (Volume 2), 1993-2017 (Cassandra Bernard & Sean McQuaid, Eds.)" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
2. ^ "Entry from the Atlantic Agricultural Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
3. ^ Former MLA Eric Hammill passes away at age 91

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