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Brigadier the Honourable
Milton Fowler Gregg
VC, PC, OC, CBE, MC & Bar, ED, CD
Gregg as a junior officer in 1917.
Minister of Labour
In office
7 August 1950 – 20 June 1957
Prime MinisterLouis St. Laurent
Preceded byPaul Martin Sr. (acting)
Succeeded byMichael Starr
Minister of Veterans Affairs
In office
19 January 1948 – 6 August 1950
Prime Minister
  • William Lyon Mackenzie King
  • Louis St. Laurent
Preceded byIan Alistair Mackenzie
Succeeded byHugues Lapointe
Minister of Fisheries
In office
2 September 1947 – 18 January 1948
Prime MinisterWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King
Preceded byErnest Bertrand (acting)
Succeeded byJames Angus MacKinnon
Member of Parliament
for York—Sunbury
In office
20 October 1947 – 10 June 1957
Preceded byHedley Francis Gregory Bridges
Succeeded byJohn Chester MacRae
5th Sergeant-at-Arms of the Canadian House of Commons
In office
1934–1944
ClerkArthur Beauchesne
Preceded byHarry Judson Coghill
Succeeded by
  • Arthur Beauchesne (acting)
  • William John Franklin
Personal details
Born(1892-04-10)10 April 1892
Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada
Died13 March 1978(1978-03-13) (aged 85)
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Resting placeSnider Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery, Snider Mountain
Political partyLiberal
SpouseErica Deichmann Gregg
Alma materAcadia University
Military service
Branch/serviceCanadian Expeditionary Force
Years of service1914–1943
RankBrigadier
UnitThe Royal Canadian Regiment
CommandsWest Nova Scotia Regiment
Battles/wars
  • First World War
  • Second World War
Awards
  • Victoria Cross
  • Officer of the Order of Canada
  • Commander of the Order of the British Empire[1]
  • Military Cross & Bar
  • Canadian Efficiency Decoration
  • Canadian Forces' Decoration

Brigadier Milton Fowler Gregg, VC, PC, OC, CBE, MC & Bar, ED, CD (10 April 1892 – 13 March 1978) was a Canadian military officer and a First World War recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. In later life, he was a Member of the Canadian Parliament, cabinet minister, academic, soldier and diplomat.

  1. ^ "No. 37408". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1945. p. 134.

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