David Groos

David Walter Groos
Member of Parliament
for Victoria
In office
April 1963  September 1972
Preceded by Albert McPhillips
Succeeded by Allan McKinnon
Personal details
Born 20 April 1918
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Died 12 January 1976(1976-01-12) (aged 57)
Political party Liberal
Profession naval officer

David Walter Groos (20 April 1918 – 12 January 1976) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States and became a naval officer by career.

He was first elected at the Victoria riding in the 1963 general election, after previous defeats at the Esquimalt—Saanich riding in the 1962 election and in a 29 May 1961 by-election.

Groos was re-elected at Victoria in the 1965 and 1968 elections. After finishing his term in the 28th Canadian Parliament, he was defeated by Allan McKinnon of the Progressive Conservative party in the 1972 federal election.

In 1964, Groos purchased what is today maintained as Emily Carr House. The Emily Carr Foundation was formed in 1967 to preserve the building.[1]

References

  1. "Carr House Architectural Chronology". Heritage Branch, Province of British Columbia. 25 August 1997. Retrieved 2008-08-13.


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