George Percival Burchill (November 3, 1889 – August 22, 1977) was a lumber merchant and political figure. He sat for Northumberland-Miramichi division in the

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from 1945 to 1977 as a

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. He was born in

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, the son of

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and Eliza B. Wilkinson. Percy Burchill was educated in

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and then graduated from the

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with a

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in forestry in 1910. In 1916, Percy Burchill married Jean Gordon Garden. Burchill succeeded his father as president of the firm George Burchill and Sons. The records of the Burchill family's shipbuilding and lumber operations spanning more than a century were deposited at the Provincial Archives by Percy Burchill

He was also chairman of the board of the

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and a director for Montreal Trust Co. He served as warden for Northumberland County from 1913 to 1915. A member of the

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, Burchill was an unsuccessful candidate in the

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constituency in the 1930 Canadian general election. He served as president of the Canadian Lumbermen's Association, the Canadian Forestry Association, the New Brunswick Council of the

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and the

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. Burchill resigned his seat in the Senate due to illness a few days before his death at the age of 87. The G. Percy Burchill Trophy is awarded to the New Brunswick team finishing highest in the final regular season standings of the

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References

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Years University News, Canadian National Research Council
(pdf) *''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1947'', PG Normandin 1889 births 1977 deaths University of New Brunswick alumni Businesspeople from New Brunswick Canadian senators from New Brunswick Canadian Anglicans People from Northumberland County, New Brunswick New Brunswick municipal councillors {{NewBrunswick-politician-stub