Minister of National Defence Minister of Fisheries (Acting)
Grote StirlingPC (31 July 1875 – 18 January 1953) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom, he was the son of Captain Charles Stirling (1831–1915), and officer in the Royal Navy of Scottish descent. He was a civil engineer and fruit grower.
Stirling was married twice. Ha married first, in Beirut on 22 January 1903 Mabel Kathrine Brigstocke, daughter of Dr. R. Whish Brigstocke, who lived in Beirut.[1] She died in 1933, and he remarried in 1936 Gladys Annie Gready, daughter of Wallace Gready. There were four children of the first marriage, including Rear-Admiral Michael Grote Stirling (1915–2002), who resigned over his opposition to the unification of the Canadian armed forces and later served as the Agent-General of British Columbia in London.
1The office of Minister of Marine and Fisheries was abolished and the offices of Minister of Fisheries and Minister of Marine were created in 1930. The Minister of Marine office was a precursor to the Minister of Transport. 2From 1971 to 1976 the Minister of the Environment was also the Minister of Fisheries.
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