George Harrison Dunbar

Canadian politician

George Harrison Dunbar

Ontario MPP
In office
1937–1959
Preceded by| Arthur Ellis
Succeeded by| Irwin Haskett
Constituency| Ottawa South
Personal details
Born| (1878-04-12)April 12, 1878
Richmond, Ontario
Died| February 28, 1966(1966-02-28) (aged 87)
Toronto, Ontario
Political party| Progressive Conservative

George Harrison Dunbar (April 12, 1878 – February 28, 1966) was an Ontario political figure. He represented Ottawa South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative and then Progressive Conservative member from 1937 to 1959.

## Background

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He was born in Richmond, Ontario in 1878,[1] the son of Thomas Dunbar, and was educated in Kemptville. In 1892, he married a Miss Coxford. He served as a captain during World War I.

He died in a Toronto hospital on February 28, 1966.[2] The George Dunbar Bridge which crosses the Rideau River near Carleton University in Ottawa was named in his honour.

## Politics

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Dunbar was controller for the city of Ottawa. He ran for mayor of Ottawa in 1938, but placed third. He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Municipal Affairs from 1943 to 1955 and Minister of Reform Institutions from 1946 to 1948; Dunbar was Provincial Secretary and Registrar of Ontario from 1943 to 1946 and from 1955 to 1958.

### Cabinet positions

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Ontario provincial government of Leslie Frost

Cabinet posts (3)
Predecessor  | Office  | Successor
Bill Nickle | Provincial Secretary and Registrar
1943-1946  | Mac Phillips
New position | Minister of Reform Institutions
1946-1949  | William Hamilton
Eric Cross | Minister of Municipal Affairs
1943-1955  | Bill Goodfellow
Ontario provincial government of George A. Drew
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor  | Office  | Successor
Harry Nixon | Provincial Secretary and Registrar
1943-1946  | Roland Michener

## References

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1. ^ The Canadian Who's who. University of Toronto Press. 1963. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
2. ^ 'Minister held record number of portfolios", The Globe and Mail (1936-Current) [Toronto, Ont] 01 Mar 1966: 39.

* Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1947, PG Normandin

## External links

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* Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history

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