Harry Verran

Harry James Verran (6 July 1930 – 18 October 2015) was a Canadian politician and member of the Canadian House of Commons for South West Nova from 1993 to 1997. By career, he was a businessman, photographer and sailor.

Early life

Verran was born in Placentia, Newfoundland to James Placidious Verran and Mary Josephine Byrne. In 1949, he joined the Royal Canadian Navy and served for twenty years. As a photographer, he served on HMCS Bonaventure and HMCS Magnificent.

Political career

Verran won the South West Nova electoral district for the Liberal party in the 1993 federal election during the Liberals large majority government. He was able to win the district as a Liberal in part due to his socially conservative views, including campaigning against same-sex marriage. In the 1997 federal election, Verran campaigned in the West Nova riding but was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Mark Muise.

Verran died on 18 October 2015.

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Verran

Verran is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherred region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Malm. Other villages in Verran include Follafoss, Sela, Verrabotn, and Verrastranda.

General information

The municipality of Verran was established on 1 January 1901 when the old municipality of Mosvik og Verran was divided into Mosvik and Verran municipalities. The initial population of Verran was 1,456. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Malm (population: 2,975) to the north was merged with Verran (population: 1,803) to form the present municipality of Verran. After the merger, there were 4,778 residents in Verran. On 1 January 1968, the Framverran area on the south side of the Verrasundet fjord (population: 395) was transferred from Verran to Mosvik.

Name

The municipality is named after the Verrasundet fjord (Old Norse: Veri), which is an arm of the great Trondheimsfjord. The meaning of the old name is probably "the quiet one" or "the fjord with still water".

Verran (disambiguation)

Verran is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway.

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