Egan Chambers

Egan Chambers
Member of the Canadian Parliament for St. Lawrence—St. George
In office 1958–1962
Preceded by	Claude Richardson
Succeeded by	John Turner
Personal details
Born	March 22, 1921 Montreal, Quebec
Died	May 5, 1994 (aged 73)
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse(s)	Gretta Chambers
Portfolio	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence (1959-1961 & 1962)

Egan Chambers (March 22, 1921 – May 5, 1994) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, he was educated at Selwyn House School^[1] and Bishop's College School.^[2] He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1958 federal election in the riding of St. Lawrence—St. George. A Progressive Conservative, he was defeated in 1962. He also ran unsuccessfully in the 1953, 1957, 1965 elections and a 1954 by-election. From 1959 to 1961 and in 1962, he was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministers of National Defence George Pearkes and Douglas Harkness.

He was the husband of Gretta Chambers and brother-in-law of Charles Taylor. He is buried in Mount Royal Cemetery in Montreal.

Electoral record (partial)

Canadian federal election, 1962: St. Lawrence—St. George
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Liberal	John Turner	7,227	51.94
	Progressive Conservative	Egan Chambers	4,969	35.71
	New Democratic	R. Barry Rutland	1,282	9.21
	Social Credit	Eugène Caraghiaur	437	3.14
Total valid votes			13,915	100.00
Total rejected ballots			274
Turnout			14,189	64.70
Electors on the lists			21,929

References

1. Selwyn House School Yearbook 1958
2. Godin put his chips on Chambers to find jobs for minorities

• Egan Chambers – Parliament of Canada biography