Garnet Cranswick McDade
1923 - 2006 (83 years)-
Name Garnet Cranswick McDade Birth 20 Jan 1923 Parrsboro, Nova Scotia 
Gender Male Death 23 Jan 2006 Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia [1] - Garnet was the third of seven sons of the late Ernest Cranswick and Grace (Getson) McDade. Born in Parrsboro, he attended school there and later graduated from Moncton Business College. In his late teens, Garnet worked for a brief period at the Royal Bank of Canada in Parrsboro. In June 1943, Garnet joined Minas Basin Pulp and Power Company Limited of Hantsport, where he worked for 50 years, permanently retiring in June 1993. Starting as timekeeper, Garnet worked in various divisions of Minas Basin Pulp and Power, eventually becoming Vice-president, President and Chairman of the Board. In public life, Garnet served four years as a member of the Hantsport Town Council. In 1977, he became mayor of Hantsport, a position he held for nine years. He served as secretary-treasurer of the Hantsport Fire Department from 1943 to 1968. He remained an avid supporter of the HFD throughout his life.
Garnet also served as President of the Hantsport and Area Historical Society. His business career included membership in the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association, serving two years as Chairman of the Paperboard section of that organization. Provincially, he served on the Board of Industrial Estates; was a member of the Nova Scotia Business Capital Corporation, Nova Scotia Labour Relations Board and Nova Scotia Forestry Advisory Committee. Garnet was predeceased by his wife of nearly 60 years, Dorie (Turner), in June 2004; brothers, Eugene (1971), Vernon "Bill" (1973), and Doug (2005).
Burial Riverbank Cemetery, Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia Person ID I1543 Hantsport Families Last Modified 4 Jun 2019
Father Ernest Cranswick McDade, b. 28 Jun 1889, Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia d. 16 Mar 1956 (Age 66 years) Mother Grace A. Getson, b. 1886, LaHave, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia d. 1973 (Age 87 years) Marriage 6 Sep 1916 LaHave, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia [2] Family ID F1885 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Doris Mildred Turner, b. 1922, Hants Border, Kings, Nova Scotia d. 7 Jun 2004, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia (Age 82 years) Marriage Sep 1944 Children + 1. Living Family ID F209 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 26 Oct 2018
- Garnet was the third of seven sons of the late Ernest Cranswick and Grace (Getson) McDade. Born in Parrsboro, he attended school there and later graduated from Moncton Business College. In his late teens, Garnet worked for a brief period at the Royal Bank of Canada in Parrsboro. In June 1943, Garnet joined Minas Basin Pulp and Power Company Limited of Hantsport, where he worked for 50 years, permanently retiring in June 1993. Starting as timekeeper, Garnet worked in various divisions of Minas Basin Pulp and Power, eventually becoming Vice-president, President and Chairman of the Board. In public life, Garnet served four years as a member of the Hantsport Town Council. In 1977, he became mayor of Hantsport, a position he held for nine years. He served as secretary-treasurer of the Hantsport Fire Department from 1943 to 1968. He remained an avid supporter of the HFD throughout his life.
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Birth - 20 Jan 1923 - Parrsboro, Nova Scotia 
Death - 23 Jan 2006 - Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia 
Burial - - Riverbank Cemetery, Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia = Link to Google Earth
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