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1916 Nova Scotia General Election
The 1916 Nova Scotia general election was held on 20 June 1916 to elect members of the 36th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party. Results Results by party Retiring incumbents ;Liberal *Charles P. Bissett, Richmond *Archibald M. Covert, Kings *Fullton Johnson Logan, Halifax *James MacDonald, Inverness *Smith Nickerson, Shelburne ;Liberal-Conservative *Harry Hatheway Marshall, Digby *Norman Phinney, Annapolis Nominated candidates Legend bold denotes party leader † denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in nomination contest Valley , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Annapolis , , , Orlando Daniels2,14926.34% , , Obediah Parker Goucher2,02024.76% , , , , , , , Orlando Daniels , - , , , Frank R. Elliott2,07725.46% , , Earle C. Phinney1,91223.44% , , , , , , , Norman Phinney† , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Digby , , , Henry W.B. Warner1,90326.81% , , Felix M. Gau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
36th General Assembly Of Nova Scotia
The 36th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between 1916 and 1920. The Liberal Party led by George Henry Murray George Henry Murray (June 7, 1861 – January 6, 1929) was a Nova Scotia politician who served as the eighth premier of Nova Scotia for 26 years and 188 days, the longest unbroken tenure for a head of government in Canadian history. Early life ... formed the government. James F. Ellis was speaker in 1916. Robert Irwin was named speaker in 1917 because Ellis was serving overseas. The assembly was dissolved on June 28, 1920. List of Members Notes: References * {{DEFAULTSORT:36th General Assembly Of Nova Scotia Terms of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1916 establishments in Nova Scotia 1920 disestablishments in Nova Scotia 20th century in Nova Scotia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richmond (Nova Scotia Provincial Electoral District)
Richmond is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Replacing the former district of Richmond-Cape Breton West, it was created in 1933 when the counties of Cape Breton and Richmond were divided into three new electoral districts. In 1992, it was renamed Richmond. In 2013, at the recommendation of the Electoral Boundaries Commission, the district was renamed Cape Breton-Richmond, gained the town of Port Hawkesbury from Inverness and expanded northeast to include the area east of East Bay and west of the Mira River to Morley Road from Cape Breton West. Following the 2019 electoral boundary review, it lost Port Hawkesbury to Inverness and some territory to Cape Breton East, and reverted to the name Richmond. A provincial district of Richmond existed from 1867 to 1925. It elected two members, through Block Voting, in this period. Geography The land area of Richmond is . Members of the Legislative Assemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph William Comeau
Joseph William (Willie) Comeau (March 12, 1876 – January 11, 1966) was a Canadian educator and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Digby County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1907 to 1925 and from 1928 to 1948 as a Liberal member. Comeau sat for Clare division in the Senate of Canada from 1948 to 1966. Early life and education He was born in Comeauville, Nova Scotia, the son of Louis Comeau and Catherine Bourneuf, and was educated at the Collège Sainte-Anne.Fonds Willie J. Comeau, Archives du centre acadien de l'université Sainte-Anne (French) Political career Comeau served as a |
Frank R
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Obediah Parker Goucher
Obediah Parker Goucher (February 2, 1865 – June 12, 1947) was a school teacher, insurance agent and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Annapolis County from 1925 to 1933 as a Liberal-Conservative member. He was born in Melvern Square, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, the son of W. Henry Goucher and Margaret Parker. He was educated at the provincial normal school and Acadia University. In 1893, he married Ardellice K. Dodge. Goucher was mayor of Middleton from 1912 to 1915. He served in the province's Executive Council as a minister without portfolio A minister without portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister who does not head a particular ministry. The sinecure is particularly common in countries ruled by coalition governments and a cabinet w ... from 1928 to 1930 and as Minister of Agriculture from 1930 to 1933. Goucher died in Middleton at the age of 80. References * ''A Directory of the Memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlando Daniels
Orlando Tilestone Daniels (March 20, 1860 – May 21, 1927) was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Liberal from 1906 to 1925. Early life He was born in Lawrencetown, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, the son of Wellington Daniels, a farmer, and Lavinia Margeson. He was educated in Lawrencetown and at Acadia University. Daniels went on to study law with James Wilberforce Longley in Halifax, was called to the Nova Scotia bar in 1885 and set up practice in Bridgetown Bridgetown (UN/LOCODE: BB BGI) is the capital and largest city of Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Island .... In 1893, he married Mary Muir. Daniels was Attorney General in the province's Executive Council from 1911 to 1922. He died in Bridgetown. References Marble, AE ''Nova Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annapolis (provincial Electoral District)
Annapolis is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The district was created in 1867 and was abolished in 1953 when it was re-distributed into Annapolis East and Annapolis West. The district was re-formed in 1993 and its boundaries were changed following the 2012 electoral reform commission to include the portion of Digby-Annapolis within Annapolis County north of Maitland Bridge. The district includes the entirety of Annapolis County including the municipalities of Annapolis Royal and Middleton. Since 2021, the district has been represented by Carman Kerr. Geography The electoral district of Annapolis has of landmass. Members of the Legislative Assembly The electoral district has been represented by the following Members of the Legislative Assembly: Election results 1867 general election 1871 general election 1874 general election 1878 general election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Phinney
Norman H. Phinney (August 7, 1860 – December 11, 1919) was a businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1911 to 1916 as a Liberal member. Career He was born in Lawrencetown, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, the son of Elijah Phinney. He established a company there which sold pianos, organs, phonograph A phonograph, in its later forms also called a gramophone (as a trademark since 1887, as a generic name in the UK since 1910) or since the 1940s called a record player, or more recently a turntable, is a device for the mechanical and analogu ...s and sewing machines, among other things. Family In 1874, he married Jesse Wheelock. Phinney married Emma M. Bishop (née Fitzrandolph) in 1901 after the death of his first wife. References * 1860 births 1919 deaths Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs {{Liberal-NovaScotia-MLA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digby (provincial Electoral District)
Digby was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1867 to 1993. From 1867 to 1949, the district included all of Digby County. After 1949, the Municipality of Clare received its own electoral district. NS Legislature From 1949 to 1993, the district included the town of Digby and the Municipality of Digby. Members of the Legislative Assembly This riding has elected the following |
Harry Hatheway Marshall
Harry Hatheway Marshall (November 27, 1873 – August 3, 1950) was an American-born lumberman and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Digby County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1911 to 1916 as a Liberal-Conservative member. He was born in Portland, Maine, the son of Richard Marshall and Emily Hunt, and came to Nova Scotia with his family in 1873. He married Lillian Bell. Marshall served as a member of the municipal council. Marshall was elected to the provincial assembly in a 1911 by-election held after Allen Ellsworth Wall resigned his seat to run for a seat in the House of Commons. He was Supervisor of Fisheries from 1916 to 1942. Marshall lived in Digby Digby may refer to: Places Australia * Digby, Victoria, a town Canada * Digby (electoral district), a former federal electoral district in Nova Scotia (1867–1914) * Digby (provincial electoral district), a provincial electoral district i ... and died there at the age of 76. Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shelburne (provincial Electoral District)
Shelburne is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada which existed between 1867 and 2013 and since 2021. Since 2021 and between 1933 and 2013 it has elected one member to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly; from 1867 to 1933 it elected two members. The electoral district includes Shelburne County in its entirety. The electoral district was abolished following the 2012 electoral boundary review and was largely replaced by the new electoral districts of Queens-Shelburne and Argyle-Barrington. It was re-created following the 2019 electoral boundary review out of those districts. Geography Shelburne has of landmass. Members of the Legislative Assembly The electoral district was represented by the following Members of the Legislative Assembly A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to a legislative assembly. Most often, the term refers to a subnational assembly such as that of a state, province, or terr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smith Nickerson
Smith Asa Nickerson (July 16, 1860 – January 10, 1954) was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Shelburne County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1911 to 1916 in the 35th General Assembly of Nova Scotia The 35th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between 1911 and 1916. The Liberal Party led by George Henry Murray George Henry Murray (June 7, 1861 – January 6, 1929) was a Nova Scotia politician who served as the eighth pr ... as a Liberal member. He was born in Clark's Harbor, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, the son of Asa McGray Nickerson and Melissa Newell. Nickerson was involved in lobster packing. In 1882, he married Hannah B. Nickerson. He served as a member of the municipal council for Barrington township from 1893 to 1900. Nickerson died in Sandwick, British Columbia at the age of 93. References * 1860 births 1954 deaths Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs {{Liberal-NovaScotia-MLA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |