Henry Read Emmerson

Not to be confused with Henry Emmerson.
The Hon.
Henry Read Emmerson
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Westmorland
In office
1935–1949
Preceded by Otto Baird Price
Succeeded by Edmund William George
Senator for Dorchester, New Brunswick
In office
1949–1954
Appointed by Louis St. Laurent
Personal details
Born (1883-11-07)November 7, 1883
Dorchester, New Brunswick
Died June 21, 1954(1954-06-21) (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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