Lawrence R. Garvie was a lawyer and former politician in New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

, Canada. He represented the City of Fredericton and then Fredericton North

Fredericton North

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 in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

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 from 1968 to 1978 as a Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick

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 member.

He was born in Westmount, Quebec

Westmount, Quebec

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, the son of Gordon S. Garvie and Helen Carten, and educated in Fredericton

Fredericton, New Brunswick

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 and at the University of New Brunswick

University of New Brunswick

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. In 1960, he married Valerie Bennetts. He was first elected to the provincial assembly in an 1968 by-election held after the death of John F. McInerney

John F. McInerney

John Frederick McInerney was a physician and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented York County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a Progressive Conservative member from 1952 to 1967....

. Garvie served as speaker for the assembly from 1971 to 1972. He then became a member of Premier

Premier of New Brunswick

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 Richard Hatfield's

Richard Hatfield

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 Cabinet

Executive Council of New Brunswick

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, serving as Minister of Health

Department of Health (New Brunswick)

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 from 1972 to 1974, Minister of Economic Growth from 1974 to 1976 (he became the first Minister of Commerce and Development

Business New Brunswick

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 when the department was renamed during the latter part of his tenure) , Minister of Finance

Department of Finance (New Brunswick)

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 from 1976 to 1977 and Minister of Labour

Department of Labour (New Brunswick)

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 from 1977 to 1978. While serving as Minister of Economic Growth, Garvie played a role in stopping further government funding of the Bricklin sports car

Bricklin SV-1

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.¹ He retired from politics in 1978.

Garvie died on March 11, 2011 at the Chalmers Regional Hospital in Fredericton, New Brunswick.