Eric Hammill

J. Eric Hammill (born 1932) is a farmer and former politician on Prince Edward Island. He represented Borden-Kinkora in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1996 to 2003 as a Progressive Conservative.

Eric Hammill
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for
Borden-Kinkora
In office
November 18, 1996 – September 29, 2003
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byFred McCardle
Personal details
Born1932
Political partyProgressive Conservative

He was born in Lower Freetown, Prince Edward Island. He purchased the family farm in 1954 and, in 1955, married Helen McIsaac.[1] Hammill was president of the Kinkora Dairy Cooperative, Atlantic representative on the National Farm Products Marketing Council for nine years and Secretary-Manager for the Prince Edward Island Federation of Agriculture for twelve years. He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Agriculture and Forestry and Minister responsible for the P.E.I. Grain Elevators Corporation. Hammill lives in Kinkora.

References
  1. "Entry from the Atlantic Agricultural Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-06-09.


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