Edward George McCullough (28 May 1909 – 17 June 1994) was a

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politician and farmer. McCullough was a

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member of the

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. He was born in

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and became a farmer. He was first elected at the

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riding in the 1945 general election. In the 1949 election McCullough became a candidate at Moose Mountain but was defeated by John James Smith of the

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. McCullough unseated Smith there in the 1953 election then was re-elected in

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. McCullough was defeated in

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of the Progressive Conservative party. McCullough was also unsuccessful in unseating Southam in the 1962 election, under the

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to which the CCF was renamed by that time.

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