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Jack Pickersgill, Canadian educator and politician, 35th Secretary of State for Canada (born 1905)

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Jack Pickersgill

Canadian politician

John Whitney Pickersgill was a Canadian civil servant and politician. He was born in Ontario, but was raised in Manitoba. He was Clerk of the Privy Council in the early 1950s. He was first elected to federal parliament in 1953, representing a Newfoundland electoral district and…
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Secretary of State for Canada

Canadian Cabinet position (1867–1996)

The secretary of state for Canada, established in 1867 with a corresponding department, was a Canadian Cabinet position that served as the official channel of communication between Canada and the British government in London.
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