Eamon Park

George Eamon Park
Member of Provincial Parliament
In office 1948–1951
Preceded by	William Duckworth
Succeeded by	David Kerr
Constituency	Dovercourt
President of the New Democratic Party
In office 1965–1967
Preceded by	Merv Johnson
Succeeded by	James Renwick
Personal details
Born	1916 Monkstown, County Cork, Ireland
Died	1975 London, England
Political party	Ontario CCF
Spouse(s)	Anne Clare
Children	2
Alma mater	De La Salle Academy
Occupation	Labour organizer

George Eamon Park (1916–1975) was a Canadian politician and political organizer for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and the New Democratic Party. He was elected in the Toronto riding of Dovercourt in 1948.

Park was born in Monkstown, County Cork, Ireland. His father, Robert Park Sr., was in the Royal Navy and on manoeuvers at the time of his son's birth. Catherine Mary Park left Portsmouth, England to be with her family in Ireland to have the baby.

George was the eldest of four children; Catherine (called Kae), Thomas and Robert Jr. followed. In 1925 the family moved to Wales where Robert Park was working as a foreman at a mine. A long strike led the Parks to decide to move to Canada. They arrived in Toronto, Ontario in 1927.

George attended high school in Toronto and graduated from De La Salle Academy. Upon graduation he got involved with the labour movement, becoming a staff member at the United Steel Workers and an activist with the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation. It was during this time he dropped his first name and began to use the name Eamon instead.

During World War II, Park was living in Ottawa and met and married Anne Clare, a social worker originally from Winnipeg Manitoba. They had two children; Patricia Anne and Kevin Robert.

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