G. Everett Chalmers

G. Everett Chalmers

George Everett Chalmers (June 5 1905 – April 26 1993 [ [http://28330.vws.magma.ca/en/lastpost/details.asp?alpha=C&offset=2500&LastPostData_ID=182843 Last Post, Legion Magazine] ] ) was a doctor, surgeon and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented York County, the City of Fredericton and then Fredericton South in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1963 to 1978 as a Progressive Conservative member.

He was born in Bathurst, New Brunswick, the son of George Wilson Chalmers and May Branch. Chalmers was educated at the University of New Brunswick and McGill University. In 1935, he married Eloise Roberts. Chalmers was a lieutenant in a battery unit during World War II. He served on the city council for Fredericton from 1945 to 1949. Chalmers served in the province's Executive Council as a minister without portfolio.

His daughter Sharon Pollock is a Canadian playwright. The character "Ev" in Pollock's play "Doc" is based on Dr. Everett Chalmers [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=dhFEgatcb8EC&pg=PA84&lpg=PA84&dq=everett+chalmers+doc&source=web&ots=foGGvzUIZk&sig=NuwGMdfPHzZGEH3I_s3TPT1cJIs&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=7&ct=result Playwriting Women: Female Voices in English, Google Books] ]

The Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital in Fredericton was named in his honour.

References

* "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1964", PG Normandin


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