W. George Cross

Walter George Cross was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Bonavista North in the Newfoundland and Labrador [House of Assembly] from 1975 to 1979 and 1982 to 1985. He was a member of the Progressive [Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador].

Life and career

The son of Ernest Cross and Sophie Pelley, he was born in Hermit Cove, Newfoundland and was educated in Badger's Quay and at Memorial University. In 1956, he married Joan Christine Fowlow.
He was elected to the Newfoundland assembly in 1975; the results of the election were declared invalid but Cross won the List of [Newfoundland and Labrador by-elections#37th General Assembly of Newfoundland 1975–1979|by-election which followed]. He was defeated by Liberal Len Stirling in the 1979 general election. Cross was elected again in 1982 but was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1985.
His son Eli Cross later represented Bonavista North in the assembly.
Cross died on October 31, 2025, at the age of 92.