Milton Fowler Gregg | |
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Minister of Labour | |
In office 7 August 1950 – 20 June 1957 | |
Prime Minister | Louis St. Laurent |
Preceded by | Paul Martin Sr. (acting) |
Succeeded by | Michael Starr |
Minister of Veterans Affairs | |
In office 19 January 1948 – 6 August 1950 | |
Prime Minister | |
Preceded by | Ian Alistair Mackenzie |
Succeeded by | Hugues Lapointe |
Minister of Fisheries | |
In office 2 September 1947 – 18 January 1948 | |
Prime Minister | William Lyon Mackenzie King |
Preceded by | Ernest Bertrand (acting) |
Succeeded by | James Angus MacKinnon |
Member of Parliament for York—Sunbury | |
In office 20 October 1947 – 10 June 1957 | |
Preceded by | Hedley Francis Gregory Bridges |
Succeeded by | John Chester MacRae |
5th Sergeant-at-Arms of the Canadian House of Commons | |
In office 1934–1944 | |
Clerk | Arthur Beauchesne |
Preceded by | Harry Judson Coghill |
Succeeded by |
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Personal details | |
Born | Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada | 10 April 1892
Died | 13 March 1978 Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada | (aged 85)
Resting place | Snider Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery, Snider Mountain |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse | Erica Deichmann Gregg |
Alma mater | Acadia University |
Military service | |
Branch/service | Canadian Expeditionary Force |
Years of service | 1914–1943 |
Rank | Brigadier |
Unit | The Royal Canadian Regiment |
Commands | West Nova Scotia Regiment |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | |
Brigadier Milton Fowler Gregg, VC, PC, OC, CBE, MC & Bar, ED, CD (10 April 1892 – 13 March 1978) was a Canadian military officer and a First World War recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. In later life, he was a Member of the Canadian Parliament, cabinet minister, academic, soldier and diplomat.