Thomas Crerar
Thomas Crerar | |
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Crerar, August 1919 | |
| Minister of Mines and Resources | |
| In office 1 December 1936 – 17 April 1945 | |
| Prime Minister | W. L. Mackenzie King |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | James Allison Glen |
| Minister of the Interior Minister of Mines Minister of Immigration and Colonization Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs | |
| In office 23 October 1935 – 30 November 1936 | |
| Prime Minister | W. L. Mackenzie King |
| Preceded by | Thomas Gerow Murphy (as Minister of the Interior and Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs) Wesley Ashton Gordon (as Minister of Mines and Minister of Immigration and Colonization) |
| Succeeded by | Office Abolished |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| Acting 25 October 1935 – 3 November 1935 | |
| Prime Minister | W. L. Mackenzie King |
| Preceded by | Robert Weir |
| Succeeded by | James Garfield Gardiner |
| In office 12 October 1917 – 11 June 1919 | |
| Prime Minister | Sir Robert Borden |
| Preceded by | Martin Burrell |
| Succeeded by | James Alexander Calder (acting) |
| Minister of Railways and Canals | |
| In office 30 December 1929 – 6 August 1930 | |
| Prime Minister | W. L. Mackenzie King |
| Preceded by | Charles Avery Dunning (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Robert James Manion |
| Senator for Churchill, Manitoba | |
| In office 18 April 1945 – 31 May 1966 | |
| Appointed by | W. L. Mackenzie King |
| Member of Parliament for Churchill | |
| In office 14 October 1935 – 17 April 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Bernard Stitt |
| Succeeded by | Ronald Moore |
| Member of Parliament for Brandon | |
| In office 5 February 1930 – 27 July 1930 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Forke |
| Succeeded by | David Wilson Beaubier |
| Member of Parliament for Marquette | |
| In office 17 December 1917 – 28 October 1925 | |
| Preceded by | William James Roche |
| Succeeded by | Henry Mullins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Alexander Crerar 17 June 1876 Molesworth, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 11 April 1975 (aged 98) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Spouse |
Jessie Hamilton
(m. 1906; died 1967) |
| Children | 2 |
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Thomas Alexander Crerar PC CC (17 June 1876 – 11 April 1975) was a western Canadian politician and a leader of the short-lived Progressive Party of Canada. He was born in Molesworth, Ontario, and moved to Manitoba at a young age.