Bradbury was the son of William Murray Bradbury and Matilda Morrow, immigrants from Ireland, and was educated in Ottawa. He came to Manitoba in 1881, worked there as a general contractor and later became managing director for the Northwest Lumber Company. He helped establish the Manitoba Brick Company in 1906.[1]
He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1908 election as a Member of the Conservative Party to represent the riding of Selkirk. He was re-elected to the House of Commons in the 1911 general election. Bradbury was Chairman of the Select Special Committee on Pollution of Navigable Waters during the 12th Parliament. He was appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister Borden on December 17, 1917 and served as the Chairperson of the Special Committee on Cancellation of Leases to Certain Coal Areas in the Province of Alberta.
george, henry, bradbury, june, 1859, september, 1925, canadian, politician, manufacturer, honourablemember, canadian, parliament, selkirkin, office, 1908, 1917preceded, bysamuel, jacob, jacksonsucceeded, bythomas, haysenator, from, manitobain, office, december. George Henry Bradbury June 25 1859 September 6 1925 was a Canadian politician and manufacturer The HonourableGeorge Henry BradburyMember of the Canadian Parliament for SelkirkIn office 1908 1917Preceded bySamuel Jacob JacksonSucceeded byThomas HaySenator from ManitobaIn office December 17 1917 September 6 1925Personal detailsBorn 1859 06 25 June 25 1859Hamilton Canada WestDiedSeptember 6 1925 1925 09 06 aged 66 Ottawa OntarioNationalityBritish subjectPolitical partyConservative PartyOccupationmanufacturerBradbury was the son of William Murray Bradbury and Matilda Morrow immigrants from Ireland and was educated in Ottawa He came to Manitoba in 1881 worked there as a general contractor and later became managing director for the Northwest Lumber Company He helped establish the Manitoba Brick Company in 1906 1 He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1908 election as a Member of the Conservative Party to represent the riding of Selkirk He was re elected to the House of Commons in the 1911 general election Bradbury was Chairman of the Select Special Committee on Pollution of Navigable Waters during the 12th Parliament He was appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister Borden on December 17 1917 and served as the Chairperson of the Special Committee on Cancellation of Leases to Certain Coal Areas in the Province of Alberta Bradbury joined Boulton s Scouts in 1885 and fought during the North West Rebellion then served as lieutenant colonel in 1915 for the 108th Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force where he served for one year 2 Bradbury died in office in Ottawa at the age of 66 1 References edit a b George Henry Bradbury 1859 1925 Manitoba Historical Society Retrieved 30 July 2009 George Henry Bradbury Parliament of Canada biography nbsp nbsp This article about a Manitoba politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Henry Bradbury amp oldid 1189415028, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
