George Clark Fairfield
Member of Parliament
for Portage—Neepawa
In office
June 1957  April 1962
Preceded byWilliam Gilbert Weir
Succeeded bySiegfried Enns
Personal details
Born(1912-06-24)24 June 1912
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Died9 November 1978(1978-11-09) (aged 66)[1]
Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
Political partyProgressive Conservative
SpouseStella Madill (m. 10 September 1938 – 9 Nov 1978)[2]
Professionphysician, surgeon

George Clark Fairfield (24 June 1912 – 9 November 1978) was a Progressive Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a physician and surgeon by career, after graduating from the University of Manitoba.[2]

He was first elected at the Portage—Neepawa riding in the 1957 general election and re-elected for a second term in the 1958 election, serving in the 23rd and 24th Parliaments. He served as a backbench supporter of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's government. After finishing his second term, Fairfield did not campaign for further terms in federal office.

References

  1. Classifieds. Winnipeg Free Press, Friday, 10 November 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  2. 1 2 "Fairfield, George Clark". Manitoba Historical Society. 15 August 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2009.


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