| Riding | Colchester—Hants |
|---|---|
| Parliament | Canadian |
| Predecessor | Frank Thomas Stanfield |
| Successor | Cyril Kennedy |
| Term start | 10 August 1953 |
| Term end | 9 June 1957 |
| Predecessor 1 | District created |
| Successor 1 | Frank Thomas Stanfield |
| Term start 1 | 14 October 1935 |
| Term end 1 | 10 June 1945 |
| Birth name | Gordon Timlin Purdy |
| Birth date | 1 July 1888 |
| Birth place | East Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Death date | 22 December 1974 (aged 86) |
| Death place | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Profession | Lumber Merchant |
| Party | Liberal |
Gordon Timlin Purdy (1 July 1888 – 22 December 1974) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada, 1935-1945 and 1953–1957. He was born in East Amherst, Nova Scotia and became a lumber merchant by career.[1]
He was first elected to Parliament at the Colchester—Hants riding in the 1935 general election then re-elected there in 1940. Purdy was defeated in the 1945 election by Frank Thomas Stanfield. When Stanfield left federal politics, Purdy won Colchester—Hants in the 1953 election. After serving his final House of Commons term, the 22nd Canadian Parliament, Purdy was defeated by Cyril Kennedy of the Progressive Conservative party in the 1957 election.
Purdy was married to Alma Louise Kaiser in 1913. They had three daughters and a son, Eleanor, Joan, Marion and James.
References
- ^ Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1983: a biographical directory. Halifax: Province of Nova Scotia. p. 181. ISBN 0-8887-1050-X. – via the Internet Archive