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Egan Chambers

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Egan Chambers
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for St. Lawrence—St. George
In office
1958–1962
Preceded byClaude Richardson
Succeeded byJohn Turner
Personal details
Born(1921-03-22)March 22, 1921
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedMay 5, 1994(1994-05-05) (aged 73)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
SpouseGretta Chambers
PortfolioParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence (1959-1961 & 1962)

Egan Chambers (March 22, 1921 – May 5, 1994) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, he was educated at Selwyn House School[1] and Bishop's College School.[2] He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1958 federal election in the riding of St. Lawrence—St. George. A Progressive Conservative, he was defeated in 1962. He also ran unsuccessfully in the 1953, 1957, 1965 elections and a 1954 by-election. From 1959 to 1961 and in 1962, he was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministers of National Defence George Pearkes and Douglas Harkness.

He was the husband of journalist Gretta Chambers and brother-in-law of philosopher Charles Taylor. Chambers is buried in Mount Royal Cemetery in Montreal.

Electoral record (partial)

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1962 Canadian federal election: St. Lawrence—St. George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Turner 7,227 51.94
Progressive Conservative Egan Chambers 4,969 35.71
New Democratic R. Barry Rutland 1,282 9.21
Social Credit Eugène Caraghiaur 437 3.14
Total valid votes 13,915 100.00
Total rejected ballots 274
Turnout 14,189 64.70
Electors on the lists 21,929

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