George Everett Chalmers

George Everett Chalmers (June 5, 1905 – April 26, 1993) was a doctor, surgeon and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented the ridings of York County, City of Fredericton and Fredericton South in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1963 to 1978 as a Progressive Conservative member.

He was born in Bathurst, New Brunswick, the son of George Wilson Chalmers and May Branch. Chalmers was educated at the University of New Brunswick and McGill University Faculty of Medicine, from which he graduated in 1933. He interned for 2 years at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal, QC and 1 year at the Saint John General Hospital in Saint John, NB before moving to Fredericton, NB in 1936.

During World War II he enlisted as a Lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps but was unable to serve abroad due to diabetes. In 1939 Dr. Chalmers was a founding member of the Fredericton Medical Clinic, the city's largest health clinic. He served as a city councillor for the Fredericton City Council from 1945 to 1949.

Dr. Chalmers became involved in politics in 1948 when he supported former Ontario premier George Drew at the leadership convention in his successful bid to lead the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada; Drew having defeated his opponent John Diefenbaker on the first ballot.

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