Laura Emma Marshall Jamieson (December 29, 1882 – June 30, 1964) was an educator and political figure in

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. She represented

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in the

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from 1939 to 1945 and from 1952 to 1953 as a

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(CCF) member. She was born Laura Emma Marshall in Park Head, Ontario, the daughter of Joseph Marshall and Lucy Smith, and was educated in

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and at

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. In 1901, she married John Stewart Jamieson. Jamieson was a member of the BC Public Library Commission and served as a juvenile court judge in

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. She was first elected to the assembly in a 1939 by-election held following the death of

Fred Crone Fred Crone (October 28, 1879 – April 3, 1939) was a businessman and political figure in British Columbia, Canada. He represented Vancouver Centre in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1937 to 1939 as a Liberal. Biography ...

and reelected in 1941 and again in 1952. Jamieson was defeated when she ran for reelection in 1945 and 1953. She also served as alderman for the city of

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. Jamieson died in hospital in Vancouver at the age of 81 after a short illness.

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