George Doucett | |
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Member of Parliament for Lanark | |
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 | George Gomme |
Constituency | Lanark |
Personal details | |
Born | Ramsay Township, Ontario | May 16, 1897
Died | May 1, 1974 | (aged 76)
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Mona Middleton |
George Henry Doucett (May 16, 1897 – May 1, 1974) was a Canadian politician. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1937 to 1957 and a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1957 to 1965. He represented the provincial and federal ridings of Lanark in eastern Ontario. He was a member of cabinet in the provincial governments of George Drew, Thomas Kennedy and Leslie Frost. He has the distinction of being the last Canadian federal Member of Parliament to be acclaimed into office.