Samuel Burch

Samuel Edward Burch (August 1, 1889 – March 4, 1974) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal-Progressive from 1949 to 1958.[1]

The son of L. R. Burch and Jane Ann McRae, Burch was born in Carberry and educated at Brucefield School in Manitoba.[2] He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1949 election in the constituency of Norfolk—Beautiful Plains, defeating his Progressive Conservative opponent by 633 votes. He was re-elected by a greater margin in the 1953 provincial election.[1] Burch served as a backbench supporter of Douglas Campbell's government during his time in the legislature.

He was married twice: first to Agnes Mabel Mann in 1912 and then to Lavina Jane Campbell in 1934.[2]

The Liberal-Progressives were defeated in the 1958 election, and Burch was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Marcel Boulic in the redistributed constituency of Cypress.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
  2. ^ a b "Samuel Edward Burch (1889-1974)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-07-09.


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