Clarence Emerson

Clarence Vernon Emerson (January 24, 1901 – September 25, 1963) was a merchant and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. Emerson sat for Saint John-Albert, New Brunswick division in the Senate of Canada as a Progressive Conservative from 1957 to 1963.^[1]

He was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, the son of William E. Emerson and Augusta L. Edelston, and was educated there. Emerson became a merchant in Saint John; he was involved with the family's hardware and plumbing firms and also headed a real estate company^[2]; he was president of Emerson Brothers Ltd., vice-president of W.E. Emerson & Sons and a director of Canada Cement Ltd. In 1936, he married Frances Aileen Job. Emerson died in office in Saint John at the age of 62.^[3]

Emerson was named to the Senate by John George Diefenbaker on October 12, 1957.^[1]

He was chairman of the Senate's Standing Committee on Finance under the Diefenbaker government and produced an influential report on fighting inflation.^[2]

In 1960, he was largely responsible for legislation guaranteeing bank loans to small businesses for capital improvements.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Clarence Emerson - Parliament of Canada biography
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Clarence V. Emerson - Businessman Named Senator in 1957", Globe and Mail, September 25, 1963
3. ^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada. 

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Name	Emerson, Clarence
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Date of birth	January 24, 1901
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Date of death	September 25, 1963
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