Gladstone Ferrie

Gladstone Ferrie
Member of Parliament
for Mackenzie
In office
June 1949  August 1953
Preceded by Alexander Malcolm Nicholson
Succeeded by Alexander Malcolm Nicholson
Personal details
Born Gladstone Mansfield Ferrie
(1892-11-21)21 November 1892
Denver, Colorado, United States
Died 4 July 1955(1955-07-04) (aged 62)
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Mabel H. Bailey
m. 17 October 1915[1]
Profession farmer, livestock dealer

Gladstone Mansfield Ferrie (21 November 1892 4 July 1955) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Denver, Colorado, United States and came to Canada in 1906. He attended Mew Hall School in England at Burton on Trent then became a farmer and livestock dealer by career.

Ferrie served in World War I under the 2nd Engineers as a corporal. For 20 years, he was also a reeve of Rural Municipality of Invermay No. 305.[1]

He was first elected to Parliament at the Mackenzie riding in the 1949 general election by defeating Co-operative Commonwealth Federation incumbent Alexander Malcolm Nicholson. After completing his only term in the House of Commons, he was defeated by Nicholson in the 1953 election.

References

  1. 1 2 Normandin, Pierre G. (1952). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.


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