George Washington McPhee, (November 17, 1880 – November 23, 1971) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in

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and

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. He represented

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in the

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in 1911 and

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in the

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from 1925 to 1940 as a Liberal. He was born in St. Catherines, Lot 65, Prince Edward Island, the son of Annie Rogerson (née McPhee), and was educated at

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. McPhee taught school for five years, then articled in law, was admitted to the bar in 1910 and practised briefly in

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. He was elected to the provincial assembly in a 1911 by-election held after William Laird resigned for health reasons; McPhee was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1912. He later moved to

Yorkton, Saskatchewan Yorkton is a city located in south-eastern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is about north-west of Winnipeg and south-east of Saskatoon and is the sixth largest city in the province. Yorkton was founded in 1882 and incorporated as a city in 1928. ...

, where he served as crown prosecutor from 1915 to 1918. In 1917, McPhee was an unsuccessful candidate for the Mackenzie seat in the House of Commons. In 1920, he was named

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. He was named a judge in the District and Surrogate Courts for Moose Jaw district in 1940. In 1943, he was named a Rental Appeal Judge for southern Saskatchewan. McPhee was buried in

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Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Saskatchewan Prince Edward Island Liberal Party MLAs Judges in Saskatchewan 1880 births 1971 deaths Canadian King's Counsel 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Canada-law-bio-stub