Born in Emerson, Manitoba, McGirr was educated in Morden and Winnipeg. McGirr married Elizabeth Stewart, of Griswold, near Oak Lake, in 1916. They had two daughters, Nora Elizabeth McGirr Roots Clawson (1917-1989), an editor who was married and later divorced from Peter Charles Roots, the father of her three children (Stephanie Roots Karsten [1947–present], Judith Roots Carver [1950–present], and David Henry Roots [1951–present] and then to Robert Marion Clawson; and Kathleen (who married first the Canadian historian Roger Graham and later the distinguished military man Leonard Birchall). McGirr was named a King's Counsel in 1933.[2]
He was elected to the legislature on his third attempt, in the provincial election of 1949.[1] The Liberal-Progressives and Progressive Conservatives had previously formed a coalition government in Manitoba, and with support from the Liberal-Progressives, McGirr easily defeated an opponent from Cooperative Commonwealth Federation to take the Dauphin constituency.
The Progressive Conservatives left the coalition government in 1950, and McGirr moved to the opposition benches with his party. He was defeated in the 1953 provincial election,[1] placing third against William Bullmore of the Social Credit League. He acted as the Dauphin town solicitor for 50 years prior to his retirement, served on the board of United College in Winnipeg,[2] and was a Bencher (1952–1968) and Life Bencher (1968–1982) of the Law Society of Manitoba.[3]
^"Officers and Benchers of the Law Society of Manitoba". The Manitoba Historical Society.
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(PDF). Hansard. Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. June 24, 1982. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
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ernest, mcgirr, ernest, newburn, mcgirr, march, 1887, 1982, politician, manitoba, canada, served, legislative, assembly, manitoba, progressive, conservative, from, 1949, 1953, ernest, mcgirrborn, 1887, march, 1887emerson, manitobadiedmay, 1982, 1982, aged, dau. Ernest Newburn McGirr QC March 7 1887 May 23 1982 was a politician in Manitoba Canada He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Progressive Conservative from 1949 to 1953 1 Ernest N McGirrBorn 1887 03 07 March 7 1887Emerson ManitobaDiedMay 23 1982 1982 05 23 aged 95 Dauphin ManitobaNationalityCanadian Contents 1 Early life marriage and family 2 Career 3 Death 4 References 5 External linksEarly life marriage and family editBorn in Emerson Manitoba McGirr was educated in Morden and Winnipeg McGirr married Elizabeth Stewart of Griswold near Oak Lake in 1916 They had two daughters Nora Elizabeth McGirr Roots Clawson 1917 1989 an editor who was married and later divorced from Peter Charles Roots the father of her three children Stephanie Roots Karsten 1947 present Judith Roots Carver 1950 present and David Henry Roots 1951 present and then to Robert Marion Clawson and Kathleen who married first the Canadian historian Roger Graham and later the distinguished military man Leonard Birchall McGirr was named a King s Counsel in 1933 2 Career editMcGirr joined a law firm in Dauphin in 1914 and was made a partner in 1916 McGirr first ran for the Manitoba legislature as a Conservative in the 1932 provincial election but lost to Liberal Progressive candidate Robert Hawkins by 265 votes in the Dauphin constituency He lost to Hawkins again by a greater margin in the 1936 election 2 He was elected to the legislature on his third attempt in the provincial election of 1949 1 The Liberal Progressives and Progressive Conservatives had previously formed a coalition government in Manitoba and with support from the Liberal Progressives McGirr easily defeated an opponent from Cooperative Commonwealth Federation to take the Dauphin constituency The Progressive Conservatives left the coalition government in 1950 and McGirr moved to the opposition benches with his party He was defeated in the 1953 provincial election 1 placing third against William Bullmore of the Social Credit League He acted as the Dauphin town solicitor for 50 years prior to his retirement served on the board of United College in Winnipeg 2 and was a Bencher 1952 1968 and Life Bencher 1968 1982 of the Law Society of Manitoba 3 Death editMcGirr died in Dauphin at the age of 95 2 References edit a b c MLA Biographies Deceased Legislative Assembly of Manitoba Archived from the original on 2014 03 30 a b c d Ernest Newburn McGirr 1887 1982 Memorable Manitobans The Manitoba Historical Society Officers and Benchers of the Law Society of Manitoba The Manitoba Historical Society External links edit Motion of condolence PDF Hansard Legislative Assembly of Manitoba June 24 1982 Archived from the original PDF on 2014 04 07 Retrieved 2013 06 14 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ernest McGirr amp oldid 1207272661, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
