Charles Ronald McKay Granger (August 12, 1912 – April 22, 1995) was a

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politician from

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Early life

Born in Catalina,

, one of two children of David Charles and Emilie Sarah (Bursey) Granger, Granger was educated at St. Peter's Anglican High School.

Politics

Granger became involved with the

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(FPU) at a young age. He was the editor for the organization's newspaper, ''The Fishermen's Advocate'', beginning in 1940. Granger was elected as the FPU's president in 1948 and he remained involved with the organization for several years. Granger was elected as a

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Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador in the 1958 election. He was re-elected in

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, and

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. In August 1966, he resigned from the

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and became a Member of the House of Assembly (MHA) for the district of Gander in the

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. He was appointed Minister of Labrador Affairs in the

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. Granger resigned from the House of Assembly on September 25, 1967, and returned to the House of Commons after winning a 1967 federal by-election in the riding of

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following the retirement of Cabinet minister

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. Granger won the seat and was appointed

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in the cabinet of

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and kept the position when

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became

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the following year. However, he was defeated by John Howard Lundrigan in the 1968 election.

Later life

Following his defeat, Granger was a vice-president of Shaheen Natural Resources Company from 1968 to 1975. In 1994, he was made an Officer of the

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References

External links

Order of Canada Citation
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Charles Ronald McKay Granger fonds, Library and Archives Canada
{{DEFAULTSORT:Granger, Charles 1912 births 1995 deaths Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador MHAs Liberal Party of Canada MPs Officers of the Order of Canada Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Newfoundland and Labrador Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada People from Trinity Bay North 20th-century members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada