Kenneth Earl Hurlburt

Kenneth Earl Hurlburt (born April 10 1928) is a former Canadian Member of Parliament.

Life

Kenneth Earl "The Hurler" Hurlburt was born on April 10th 1928 in Lethbridge Alberta. He was a Canadian politician, and a member of Parliament in the 1970's. Prior to his political career he worked as an auctioneer, as well as a businessman. After retiring from politics in 1979, he started his own ranch outside of Lethbridge.

Political career

Hurlbert was a member of the Progressive Conservative party, and ran in the Lethbridge, Alberta district, where he was elected in both the 1972 and 1974 federal elections. He served as a member of the Progressive Conservative caucus from 1973 to 1979. Hurlbert famously received his nickname, "The Hurler", in 1975 after a particularly animated session of parliament, during which a heated argument erupted between Hurlbert and a fellow representative. The argument culminated in Hurlbert picking up his colleague and tossing him to the parliamentary floor. After this event Hurlbert was dubbed 'The Hurler' by the press, and the nickname stuck, with Hurlbert still referred by it to this day.

External links

* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?lang=E&query=1127&s=M Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament]

References

*cite book|first = Margaret|last = Conrad|coauthors = Finkel, Alvin|title = Canada: A National History|publisher = Pearson Education Canada, Inc|location = Toronto, Canada|year = 2003|id = ISBN 0-201-73060-X

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