Laura Emma Marshall Jamieson

Laura Emma Marshall Jamieson (December 29, 1882[1] – June 30, 1964[2]) was an educator and political figure in British Columbia. She represented Vancouver Centre in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1939 to 1945 and from 1952 to 1953 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member.

She was born Laura Emma Marshall in Park Head, Ontario,[3] the daughter of Joseph Marshall and Lucy Smith, and was educated in Owen Sound and at University of Toronto. In 1901, she married John Stewart Jamieson. Jamieson was a member of the BC Public Library Commission and served as a juvenile court judge in Burnaby.[1] She was first elected to the assembly in a 1939 by-election held following the death of Fred Crone and reelected in 1941 and again in 1952. Jamieson was defeated when she ran for reelection in 1945 and 1953.[4] She also served as alderman for the city of Vancouver. Jamieson died in hospital in Vancouver at the age of 81 after a short illness.[2]

References
  1. Normandin, A L (1940). Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1940.
  2. "50 Years of Service". Star-Phoenix. Saskatoon. July 4, 1964. p. 9. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
  3. Josephson, Harold (1985). Biographical Dictionary of Modern Peace Leaders. Connecticut: Greenwood. p. 459. ISBN 0-313-22565-6.
  4. "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871–1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2011-07-27.


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