George Moir Weir (May 10, 1885 – December 4, 1949) was an educator and political figure in British Columbia. After years as Head of the Department of Education at the University of British Columbia, Weir became the provincial Minister of Education and oversaw numerous reforms to the school system.[1] 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.

He was born in Miami, Manitoba,[2] the son of the Reverend Richard Weir and Margaret Moir,[3] and was educated at McGill University and the University of Chicago. Weir was a professor of Education at the University of British Columbia. He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Education and Provincial Secretary. Weir introduced health insurance legislation in British Columbia in 1935 and 1936.[2] He was defeated when he ran for re-election in 1941.[4]

Weir wrote The responsible government decade in Canada (1914), Survey of nursing education in Canada (1932), The separate school question in Canada (1934) and Our faith in liberalism (1947).[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Weir, George Moir -- KnowBC - the leading source of BC information". Encyclopedia of British Columbia. Harbour Publishing. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
  2. 1 2 "Dr. George Weir". Canadian Museum of Civilization. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
  3. ↑ Mason, Mary Willan (1998). The consummate Canadian: a biography of Samuel Edward Weir, Q.C. Dundurn Press Ltd. p. 17. ISBN 1-896219-38-1. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
  4. ↑ "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  5. ↑ "Author search". Retrieved 2011-11-06 – via Google Books.


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