Henry Read Emmerson
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The Hon. Henry Read Emmerson |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Westmorland |
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In office 1935–1949 |
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| Preceded by | Otto Baird Price |
| Succeeded by | Edmund William George |
| Senator for Dorchester, New Brunswick | |
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In office 1949–1954 |
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| Appointed by | Louis St. Laurent |
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November 7, 1883 Dorchester, New Brunswick |
| Died | June 21, 1954 (aged 70) |
| Political party | Liberal |
Henry Read Emmerson (November 7, 1883 – June 21, 1954) was a Canadian business executive, salesman, and politician.
Born in Dorchester, New Brunswick, the son of Henry Robert Emmerson and Emily Charlotte Record, he was defeated twice when he ran for the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal candidate in the 1926 and 1930 federal elections for the riding of Westmorland. He was elected in the 1935 election and re-elected twice in 1940 and 1945. In 1949, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Dorchester, New Brunswick. He died in office in 1954.
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