Английская Википедия:Clarence Emerson
Clarence Vernon Emerson (January 24, 1901 – September 25, 1963) was a merchant and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. Emerson sat for Saint John-Albert, New Brunswick division in the Senate of Canada as a Progressive Conservative from 1957 to 1963.[1]
He was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, the son of William E. Emerson and Augusta L. Edelston, and was educated there. Emerson became a merchant in Saint John; he was involved with the family's hardware and plumbing firms and also headed a real estate company;[2] he was president of Emerson Brothers Ltd., vice-president of W.E. Emerson & Sons and a director of Canada Cement Ltd. In 1936, he married Frances Aileen Job. Emerson died in office in Saint John at the age of 62.[3]
Emerson was named to the Senate by John Diefenbaker on October 12, 1957.[4]
He was chairman of the Senate's Standing Committee on Finance under the Diefenbaker government and produced an influential report on fighting inflation.[2]
In 1960, he was largely responsible for legislation guaranteeing bank loans to small businesses for capital improvements.[2]
References
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- ↑ Шаблон:Canadian Parliament links
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 "Clarence V. Emerson - Businessman Named Senator in 1957", Globe and Mail, September 25, 1963
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Parliamentary biography
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