Famous People with Name Weir

Elizabeth Jane Weir            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Elizabeth Jane Weir: is a lawyer and politician in New Brunswick, Canada. She was elected leader of the New Democratic Party of New Brunswick in 1988 and became an opposition voice to the Liberal government, which held all 58 seats in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick.

William Gilbert Weir            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Gilbert Weir: was a Canadian politician and was the longest serving Liberal-Progressive Member of Parliament in Canadian history sitting in the Canadian House of Commons for 27 years. Born in Port Perry, Ontario, Weir was a farmer by occupation. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons representing the riding of Macdonald, Manitoba defeating his sole rival by 499 votes, Conservative candidate John Woods, in the 1930 federal election. He was re-elected in 1935 against a wide field including a straight Liberal candidate, Anthony Messner, in what would be his only election facing a Liberal candidate. Subsequently, the Liberals did not oppose him.'

William Alexander Weir            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Alexander Weir: was a Quebec lawyer, politician, and judge. He was the MLA for Argenteuil in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1897–1910, held several ministries, and helped rewrite several provincial Codes. Weir's first attempt at election to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1890 failed. In 1897, he ran again and succeeded in winning the riding of Argenteuil, representing the Liberal Party of Quebec. He was appointed Minister without Portfolio in 1903 under Premier Simon-Napoléon Parent. On February 3, 1905, Weir, Lomer Gouin, and Adélard Turgeon joined forces and resigned from Cabinet in a push to force Parent out of the leadership. Gouin then became Premier on March 21, 1905 and Weir served as Minister without Portfolio (1905), Speaker (1905–1906), Minister of Public Works and Labour (1906–1907), and Provincial Treasurer (1907–1910).

Robert Weir            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Weir: was a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1930 federal election becoming the Conservative MP for Melfort, Saskatchewan. He was appointed to the Cabinet as Minister of Agriculture under Richard Bennett at a time when farmers were faced with the drought known as the "Dust Bowl" as well as the general crisis of the Great Depression which caused wheat prices to collapse from $1.28 to 60 cents a bushel within three years.

George Moir Weir            Origin/Culture/Country: American

George Moir Weir: was a physician and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Vancouver-Point Grey from 1933 to 1941 and Vancouver-Burrard from 1945 to 1949 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Liberal.