The Hon. Murray MacLaren |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for St. John—Albert |
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In office December 6, 1921 – January 31, 1935 Serving with John B. M. Baxter |
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Preceded by | Stanley Edward Elkin |
Succeeded by | William Ryan |
18th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick | |
In office January 31, 1935 – March 5, 1940 |
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Monarch |
George V Edward VIII George VI |
Governor General |
The Earl of Bessborough The Lord Tweedsmuir |
Premier |
Leonard P. D. Tilley Allison Dysart |
Preceded by | Hugh Havelock McLean |
Succeeded by | William George Clark ⋅ |
Personal details | |
Born |
Richibucto, New Brunswick |
April 30, 1861
Died | December 24, 1942 Saint John, New Brunswick |
(aged 81)
Nationality | Canadian |
Political party | Conservative |
Children | 1 |
Occupation | physician |
Profession | Politician |
Murray MacLaren, PC (April 30, 1861 – December 24, 1942) was a Canadian politician and the 18th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.
Born in Richibucto, New Brunswick, he was a physician before being elected to the Canadian House of Commons representing the New Brunswick riding of St. John—Albert in the 1921 federal election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1925, 1926, and 1930. From 1930 to 1934, he was the Minister of Pensions and National Health. From 1935 to 1940, he was the Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick. He died in 1942 in Saint John, New Brunswick.