Henry Gilbert Irwin was a political figure in New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

, Canada. He represented Charlotte County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is located in Fredericton. It was established de jure when the colony was created in 1784, but only came in to session in 1786 following the first elections in late 1785. Until 1891, it was the lower house in a bicameral legislature when its upper house...

 from 1960 to 1967 as a Liberal member.

He was born in Chamcook, New Brunswick

Chamcook, New Brunswick

Chamcook is a community in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It lies on the eastern bank of Chamcook Lake....

, the son of George Lawson Irwin and Mary Craig. Irwin was educated at the University of New Brunswick

University of New Brunswick

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. In 1953, he married Madeline Maclean Meating. He served on the town council for Saint Andrews, New Brunswick. Irwin was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1956. He served as Minister of Education

Department of Education (New Brunswick)

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from 1960 to 1966. Irwin was chief electoral officer for the province in 1991