Ernest G. Irish

Ernest George Irish (November 27, 1894 – June 27, 1955) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Pictou County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1941 to 1945. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.^[1]

Ernest G. Irish
MLA for Pictou County
In office 1941–1945
Preceded by	Newton G. Munro
Succeeded by	Alfred B. DeWolfe
Personal details
Born	(1894-11-27)November 27, 1894 Afton, Nova Scotia
Died	June 27, 1955(1955-06-27) (aged 60) Pictou, Nova Scotia
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Occupation	hotel owner

Born in 1894 at Afton, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Irish was a hotel owner and manager.^[2] He married Margaret Mare Wilkes in 1920.^[2] Irish entered provincial politics in 1941, when he was elected in the dual-member Pictou County riding with Liberal Josiah H. MacQuarrie.^[3] In the 1945 election, Irish was defeated by both Liberal candidates, MacQuarrie and Alfred B. DeWolfe.^[4] Irish attempted to enter federal politics in the 1949 federal election, but was defeated as the Progressive Conservative candidate by Liberal incumbent Henry Byron McCulloch in the Pictou riding.^[5] Irish died at Pictou on June 27, 1955.^[2]

References

1. "Electoral History for Pictou" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
2. Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 101. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
3. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1941" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 66. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
4. "Election Returns 1945" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
5. "Pictou, Nova Scotia (1867–1968)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2015-05-09.