Gordon Sylvester Wismer was a lawyer and political figure in British Columbia

British Columbia

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. He represented Vancouver Centre

Vancouver Centre (provincial electoral district)

Vancouver Centre was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created before the general election of 1933. It and the other new Vancouver ridings in this year, Vancouver-Burrard, Vancouver-Point Grey and Vancouver East, were created from the...

 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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 from 1933 to 1941 and from 1945 to 1952 as a Liberal

British Columbia Liberal Party

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.

He was born in Sutton, Ontario

Sutton, Ontario

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. Wismer served in the provincial cabinet as Attorney General

Attorney General of British Columbia

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 from 1937 to 1941 and from 1946 to 1952 and as Minister of Labour from 1947 to 1949. Wismer was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1941. He was elected to the assembly in the 1945

British Columbia general election, 1945

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 and 1949 election

British Columbia general election, 1949

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s as a member of a Liberal-Conservative coalition. In the 1947 provincial Liberal leadership convention, Wismer lost to Byron "Boss" Johnson by 8 votes. While Wismer was Attorney General, in 1950, the British Columbia Provincial Police

British Columbia Provincial Police

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 force was disbanded and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

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 took over policing in the province. He died in Victoria

Victoria, British Columbia

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at the age of 79.