Stuart Garson

Stuart Sinclair Garson, PC, CC, KC ( born December 1, 1898 in St. Catharines, Ontario, † May 5, 1977 in Winnipeg, Manitoba ) was a Canadian politician. He was from 1927 to 1948 Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. After he had been a member of the government of John Bracken, who ruled the province of 14 January 1943 to 13 November 1948 as prime minister. During this period he was also Chairman of the Manitoba Liberal Party. Subsequently, he was until 1957 a deputy in the lower house, as well as Minister of Justice of Canada.

Biography

Garson moved in 1901 with his parents from Ontario to Manitoba. He studied law at the University of Manitoba and graduated in 1918 with a Bachelor of Laws from. Then he led until 1928 in Ashern a law firm. In addition, he served from 1926 to 1930 as the Administrator of the municipality Woodlea. As a member of the Progressive Party of Manitoba in June 1927 he was a candidate in elections to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and was elected in the constituency Fairford. Four times in a row, he succeeded in re-election ( starting in 1932 as a representative of the Liberal Progressive Party, a coalition with the Manitoba Liberal Party ).

In the first years as a deputy Garson was initially a backbencher until Prime Minister John Bracken in September 1936 appointed him as Minister of Finance. He was also from November 1940, the Minister responsible for the Manitoba Power Commission and as of May 1941, the Minister of public utilities (both to February 1944). As Bracken moved to federal politics, Garson appeared on 14 January 1943 and its successor was sworn in as Prime Minister. At the same time he took over the management of the responsible for relations with the Federal Government Ministry.

Under Garson, the provincial government was somewhat more interventionist. They quickly built off the electricity supply in rural areas and actively sought to integrate the returning from the Second World War soldiers back into the economy. Demands of the socialist CCF for programs in social housing they refused, however. Despite numerous investments in the road, the provincial budget recorded small surpluses.

At the request of the Canadian Prime Minister Louis Saint -Laurent also changed Garson in federal politics. He resigned as head of government of Manitoba on 13 November 1948. Two days later, he was appointed Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada. On 20 December 1948 he became the candidate of the Liberal Party of Canada a by-election in the constituency Marquette. Both in 1949 and 1953, he successfully defended his seat at the general election. In the elections of June 10, 1957 Garson was voted out. He retired from politics and practiced until 1971, again as a lawyer.