Alan Gray Martin (12 December 1930 – 20 January 2022) was a Canadian soldier, accountant and politician. Martin was a

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member of the

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. He was a major in the

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(Militia) from 1947 to 1965 and was later a chartered accountant by career.

Life and career

Alan Gray Martin was born in

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and attended secondary school there. He then studied at the

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and

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. He served with the Royal Canadian Artillery Militia from 1947 to 1965, reaching the rank of Major. Martin was elected at the

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riding in the 1974 general election and served one term, the 30th Parliament. Martin was narrowly defeated at Scarborough West by William Wightman of the Progressive Conservative party in the 1979 federal election. He made further close, but unsuccessful attempts to win the Simcoe North riding (a primarily conservative riding) in the

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, and 1988 elections. Alan served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance (October 1978 to March 1979) as well as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs (October 1977 to September 1978). Martin died in Midland, Ontario on 20 January 2022, at the age of 91.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Alan Gray 1930 births 2022 deaths Anglophone Quebec people Canadian accountants Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Liberal Party of Canada MPs Politicians from Quebec City 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada