John Lundrigan

John Lundrigan
John Lundrigan
Member of Parliament for Gander—Twillingate
	In office; September 9, 1968 – May 9, 1974
Preceded by	first member
Succeeded by	George Baker
MHA for Grand Falls-Buchans
	In office; 1975–1979
Preceded by	Aubrey Senior
Succeeded by	Len Simms
Personal details
Born	January 10, 1939; Upper Island Cove, Newfoundland
Died	March 5, 2009 (aged 70)
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Occupation	teacher, businessman

John Howard Lundrigan (January 10, 1939 – March 5, 2009) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Gander—Twillingate in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1974. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative caucus.

In his parliamentary career, Lundrigan is best remembered for having been on the receiving end of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's famous "fuddle duddle" comment of 1971.^[1]

In the 1974 election, Lundrigan ran in the district of Bonavista—Trinity—Conception, but was defeated by that riding's incumbent MP, Dave Rooney.

He was later elected to the Newfoundland House of Assembly for the electoral district of Grand Falls-Buchans, serving as a cabinet minister in the government of Frank Moores. He was a pallbearer at Moores' funeral in 2005.

He is the father of novelist Nicole Lundrigan.^[2] Lundrigan died on March 5, 2009.

References

^ Fuddle Duddle as coined by Pierre Trudeau on YouTube
^ O'Cinneide, C.S. (12 May 2020). "Interview with Nicole Lundrigan". She Kills Lit. Retrieved 18 September 2024.

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