Bernard Rickart Hepburn, CMG (May 27, 1876 – February 23, 1939) was born in Picton,

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. The son of A.W. Hepburn and the former Miss McCuaig, he was educated in Picton and Port Hope. In 1901, he married Bertha E. Wright. Hepburn served overseas with the

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during

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, reaching the rank of brigadier general. A businessman, he became a Member of the

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in 1911 as a

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representative for Prince Edward, before representing the Unionist for the same district upon the Conservative Party's merger with segments of the

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. He remained a member of the Commons until 1921. Hepburn was president and general manager of the Ontario and Quebec Navigation Company. He was named a Companion in the

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in 1918. He died in

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at the age of 62.

Electoral record

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1876 births 1939 deaths People from Prince Edward County, Ontario Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Canadian Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{HistoricalConservative-Ontario-MP-stub