George Gordon Hyde
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The Hon. George Gordon Hyde was a noted Quebec (Canada) Provincial politician, and a prominent lawyer in the city of Montreal.
Born in Montreal on January 24, 1883, he obtained a law degree from McGill University, and was called to the Quebec Bar 21 August 1908. He became well known in the fields of company and commercial law, first with the law firm of R.C. Smith, K.C., and later as senior partner of his own firm, Hyde & Ahern. He was made King's Counsel 27 December 1918, and elected president of the Junior Bar Association of Montreal 1919. Elected Quebec Vice-President of the Canadian Bar Association in 1944. President of the Reform Club of Montreal, 1935. He was well known in English and American legal circles.
In 1939 he ran as Liberal candidate in the provincial riding of Westmount-Saint-Georges, and was elected as Member of the Legislative Assembly (Now known as the National Assembly of Quebec
). In 1942, he was appointed as a Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec
(MLC), then the upper chamber of the Quebec Provincial parliament, which was abolished in the mid-1960s.
He was married to Lilian Boronow, and was the father of John Richard Hyde
, also a Montreal lawyer (with the firm of Hyde & Ahern), who represented the provincial riding of Westmount-St. George from 1954 through 1970. Another son, Flight Lieutenant George G. (Kewp) Hyde, RCAF, was killed on active service in England
during the Second World War. He also had a daughter, Shirley Anne Hyde.
George Gordon Hyde died in Montreal on July 20, 1946, at the age of 62.
Born in Montreal on January 24, 1883, he obtained a law degree from McGill University, and was called to the Quebec Bar 21 August 1908. He became well known in the fields of company and commercial law, first with the law firm of R.C. Smith, K.C., and later as senior partner of his own firm, Hyde & Ahern. He was made King's Counsel 27 December 1918, and elected president of the Junior Bar Association of Montreal 1919. Elected Quebec Vice-President of the Canadian Bar Association in 1944. President of the Reform Club of Montreal, 1935. He was well known in English and American legal circles.
In 1939 he ran as Liberal candidate in the provincial riding of Westmount-Saint-Georges, and was elected as Member of the Legislative Assembly (Now known as the National Assembly of Quebec
National Assembly of Quebec
The National Assembly of Quebec is the legislative body of the Province of Quebec. The Lieutenant Governor and the National Assembly compose the Parliament of Quebec, which operates in a fashion similar to those of other British-style parliamentary systems.The National Assembly was formerly the...
). In 1942, he was appointed as a Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec
Legislative Council of Quebec
From 1867 until 1968, the Legislative Council of Quebec was the unelected upper house of the bicameral legislature in the Canadian province of Quebec...
(MLC), then the upper chamber of the Quebec Provincial parliament, which was abolished in the mid-1960s.
He was married to Lilian Boronow, and was the father of John Richard Hyde
John Richard Hyde
John Richard Hyde was a Canadian soldier, provincial politician and judge.-Education:Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of George Gordon Hyde, a Quebec MNA and member of the Legislative Council of Quebec, and Lilian Boronow, he studied at the Royal Military College of Canada from 1930 to 1934...
, also a Montreal lawyer (with the firm of Hyde & Ahern), who represented the provincial riding of Westmount-St. George from 1954 through 1970. Another son, Flight Lieutenant George G. (Kewp) Hyde, RCAF, was killed on active service in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
during the Second World War. He also had a daughter, Shirley Anne Hyde.
George Gordon Hyde died in Montreal on July 20, 1946, at the age of 62.