George Carlyle Marler | |
|---|---|
| Member of theLegislative Assembly of Quebec | |
| In office March 23, 1942 – June 30, 1954 | |
| Preceded by | George Gordon Hyde |
| Succeeded by | John Richard Hyde |
| Constituency | Westmount–Saint-Georges |
| Member of the Canadian House of Commons | |
| In office November 8, 1954 – February 1, 1958 | |
| Preceded by | Douglas Charles Abbott |
| Succeeded by | Ross Webster |
| Constituency | Saint-Antoine—Westmount |
| Member of theLegislative Council of Quebec for Inkerman | |
| In office 1960–1968 | |
| Preceded by | Robert R. Ness |
| Succeeded by | Institution abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1901-09-14)September 14, 1901 |
| Died | April 10, 1981(1981-04-10) (aged 79) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Quebec Liberal Party of Canada |
| Spouse(s) | Phyllis Constance Walker, daughter of Herbert Barber Walker, banker, and Annabella Fraser. |
| Occupation | notary |
George Carlyle Marler,PC (September 14, 1901 – April 10, 1981) was a politician,notary andphilatelist inQuebec, Canada.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Marler studied atSelwyn House School,Bishop's College School,Royal Naval College of Canada andMcGill University, where he earned a bachelor of civil law degree.[1]
Marler served as city councillor from 1940 to 1947 and as Deputy Chairman of Montreal Executive Committee in Montreal.
Marler successfully ran as aLiberal candidate in the provincial district ofWestmount–Saint-Georges in aby-election held on March 23, 1942. He was re-elected in the1944,1948 and1952 elections.
In the1948 election, Liberal LeaderAdélard Godbout lost re-election in the district ofL'Islet. Marler took over asLeader of the Official Opposition. Godbout resigned as Liberal Leader on July 22, 1949. At the1950 Quebec Liberal Party leadership convention, Marler declined nomination, andGeorges-Émile Lapalme became the new party leader on May 20, 1950. However, Lapalme failed to win a seat in the legislature in the1952 election, so Marler continued as Leader of the Opposition until Lapalme won aby-election in 1953.
Marler resigned from the legislature on June 30, 1954, and was appointed to the federal cabinet ofLouis Saint-Laurent as minister of transport. Later that year he won a by-election and became theMember of Pariliament for the federal district ofSaint-Antoine—Westmount. He was re-elected in the1957, but was defeated in1958.
Marler was appointedMinister without Portfolio in theCabinet ofJean Lesage in October 1960. A month later, he was appointed to theLegislative Council of Quebec.
Marler died on April 10, 1981, in Montreal.
There is a George Carlyle Marlerfonds atLibrary and Archives Canada.[2]
