George Doucett | |
|---|---|
 Doucett in 1951 | |
| Member of Parliament forLanark | |
| In office 1957–1965 | |
| Preceded by | William Gourlay Blair |
| Succeeded by | Desmond Code |
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1937–1957 | |
| Preceded by | John Alexander Craig |
| Succeeded by | John Arthur McCue |
| Constituency | Lanark |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1897-05-16)May 16, 1897 Ramsay Township, Ontario |
| Died | May 1, 1974(1974-05-01) (aged 76) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Mona Middleton |
George Henry Doucett (May 16, 1897 – May 1, 1974) was aCanadian politician. He was aProgressive Conservative member of theLegislative Assembly of Ontario from 1937 to 1957 and a member of theHouse of Commons of Canada from 1957 to 1965. He represented theprovincial andfederal ridings of Lanark in eastern Ontario. He was a member of cabinet in the provincial governments ofGeorge Drew,Thomas Kennedy andLeslie Frost. He has the distinction of being the last Canadian federalMember of Parliament to be acclaimed into office.
Doucett was born in Ramsay Township located inLanark County, Ontario, the son of Joseph Doucett and Martha Irwin, he was a farmer and insurance broker before entering politics. He was married to Mona Middleton in 1965 at the age of 68 while Mona was 60.[1]
At the age of 21 he was elected as a township councillor of the Ramsay Council. In 1928, he was electedreeve and was elected Warden of Lanark County in 1935.
In1937, he was elected to the Ontario Legislature representing the riding ofLanark.[2] A member of theProgressive Conservative Party of Ontario, he was re-elected in1943,1945,1948,1951, and1955. From 1943 to 1951, he was the Minister of Public Works and the Minister of Highways.
Upon the death of the federal Member of Parliament for Lanark,William Gourlay Blair, in 1957, Doucett resigned from the Ontario Legislature and was acclaimed as a Member of Parliament in a 1957 by-election.[3] He was re-elected in1958,1962, and1963. He did not run in1965.
| Frost ministry,Province of Ontario (1949-1961) | ||
| Cabinet posts (2) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Thomas McQuesten | Minister of Highways 1943-1955 | James N. Allan |
| Thomas McQuesten | Minister of Public Works 1943-1951 | Fletcher Stewart Thomas |