John Lundrigan

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John Lundrigan
Member of Parliament for Gander—Twillingate
In office
September 9, 1968 –May 9, 1974
Preceded by first member
Succeeded by George Baker
MHA for Grand Falls-Buchans
In office
1975–1979
Preceded by Aubrey Senior
Succeeded by Len Simms
Personal details
Born January 10, 1939
Upper Island Cove, Newfoundland
Died March 5, 2009(2009-03-05) (aged 70)
Political party Progressive Conservative
Occupation teacher, businessman

John Howard Lundrigan (January 10, 1939 – March 5, 2009) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Gander—Twillingate in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1974. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative caucus.

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Gander—Twillingate was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1988.

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In his parliamentary career, Lundrigan is best remembered for having been on the receiving end of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's famous "fuddle duddle" comment of 1971. [1]

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He was later elected to the Newfoundland House of Assembly for the electoral district of Grand Falls-Buchans, serving as a cabinet minister in the government of Frank Moores. He was a pallbearer at Moores' funeral in 2005.

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Frank Duff Moores served as the second Premier of Newfoundland. He served as leader of the Progressive Conservatives from 1972 until his retirement in 1979. Moores was also a successful businessman in both the fishing industry and federal lobbying.

Lundrigan died on March 5, 2009.

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References

  1. ↑ Fuddle Duddle as coined by Pierre Trudeau on YouTube


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