Dr. George A. Burridge | |
Birth Date: | September 20, 1883 |
Birth Place: | Hectanooga, Nova Scotia |
Death Place: | Yarmouth, Nova Scotia |
Office: | MLA for Yarmouth County |
Term Start: | 1960 |
Term End: | 1967 |
Predecessor: | Eric Spinney |
Successor: | Benoit Robichaud |
Party: | Progressive Conservative |
Spouse: | Charlotte |
Occupation: | teacher, politician |
George Adrien Burridge (September 20, 1883 – March 11, 1969) was a teacher and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Yarmouth County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1960 to 1967 as a Progressive Conservative member.
Born in Hectanooga, Nova Scotia, he was the son of Ambroise Burridge and Rosalie Cottreau.[1]
He was the first principal of the Yarmouth Vocational School, the original public vocational training school in Nova Scotia.
In October 1960, he was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister without portfolio.
The current NSCC Burridge Campus in Yarmouth is named after him.
Book: Elliott. Shirley B.. The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. 2018-04-05. 1984. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. 0-88871-050-X. 24.