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George Prudham

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The Hon.
George Prudham
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Edmonton West
In office
1949–1957
Preceded byJames Angus MacKinnon
Succeeded byMarcel Lambert
Personal details
Born(1904-02-27)February 27, 1904
Kilbride, Ontario, Canada
DiedAugust 24, 1974(1974-08-24) (aged 70)
Political partyLiberal
SpouseAlethea Vivian Griggs
Children2
OccupationCarpenter, contractor
CabinetMinister of Mines and Technical Surveys (1950–1957)
PortfolioParliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Resources and Development (1950)

William George Prudham, PC (February 27, 1904 – August 24, 1974) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Kilbride (now Burlington), Ontario, he moved to Alberta as a young man and was elected to the House of Commons of Canada representing the riding of Edmonton West in the 1949 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1953. In 1950, he was the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Resources and Development. From 1950 to 1957, he served as the Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys in the ministry led by Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent. He did not seek re-election in 1957. After he stepped down from federal politics, Prudham served as an alderman on Edmonton City Council from 1959 to 1963.

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