Earl Wallace Urquhart

The Hon.
Earl Wallace Urquhart
The Hon. Earl Wallace Urquhart
Senator for Inverness-Richmond, Nova Scotia
	In office; February 24, 1966 – August 17, 1971
Appointed by	Lester B. Pearson
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Richmond
	In office; 1949–1963
Preceded by	Lauchlin Daniel Currie
Succeeded by	Gerald Doucet
Nova Scotia Opposition Leader
	In office; 1960–1962
Preceded by	Henry Hicks
Succeeded by	Peter M. Nicholson
Personal details
Born	22 February 1921; West Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died	17 August 1971 (aged 50); Canada
Political party	Liberal
Other political; affiliations	Nova Scotia Liberal Party
Profession	lawyer

Earl Wallace Urquhart (February 22, 1921 – August 17, 1971) was a Canadian politician and lawyer.^[1]

Early life

Urquhart was born in West Bay, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada.^[1] Urquhart served in the Canadian Infantry Corps and the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II.^[1]

he was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Richmond in a 1949 by-election held after Lauchlin Daniel Currie was named to the bench.^[1] He served as a member of the assembly from 1949 to 1963. From 1960 to 1962, he was the House Leader. He was Leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party from 1962 to 1965.^[1]

He was summoned to the Senate on February 24, 1966 on the recommendation of Lester B. Pearson. A Liberal, he represented the senatorial division of Inverness-Richmond in the province of Nova Scotia until his death at the age of 50.^[1]

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