- Harold Culbert
Harold William Culbert (
16 May 1944 -1 March 2005 ) was a member of theCanadian House of Commons from 1993 to 1997. By career, he was aChartered Accountant and a businessman, including work ininsurance sales.Culbert was born in
Woodstock, New Brunswick and was once that community's mayor from 1980 to 1992.He first campaigned for the Liberal party in the
Carleton—Charlotte electoral district in 1988 but lost to Progressive Conservative candidateGreg Thompson . He defeated Thompson in 1993 and served in the35th Canadian Parliament . For the 1997 general election, Culbert and Thompson would again compete, this time in the restructured riding of Charlotte. Thompson regained his seat in Parliament and Culbert never returned to federal politics.Harold Culbert died of
heart disease at Carleton Memorial Hospital, Woodstock, New Brunswick.External links
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?Language=E&query=74&s=M Parliament of Canada: Harold Culbert] , accessed
17 July 2006
* [http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/default.asp?Language=E&Page=archivemartin&Sub=statementsdeclarations&Doc=statement_20050302_431_e.htm Privy Council Office: Statement by the Prime Minister on the death of Harold Culbert] , accessed17 July 2006
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