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William A. Flemming
William Alexander Flemming (September 4, 1897 – June 19, 1976) was a Canadian politician. He represented the Electoral district (Canada), electoral district of Colchester (provincial electoral district), Colchester in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1928 to 1937. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, Conservative Party of Nova Scotia. Born in 1897 at Truro, Nova Scotia, Flemming was educated at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, and the Ontario Agricultural College. He married Helen Catherine Dunlop in 1919, and was a farmer and businessman by career. Flemming entered provincial politics in 1928 Nova Scotia general election, 1928, when he was elected in the dual-member Colchester riding with Conservative Frank Stanfield. In the 1933 Nova Scotia general election, 1933 election, he was re-elected with Conservative George Y. Thomas. Flemming did not reoffer in the 1937 Nova Scotia general election, 1937 election. He died at Truro on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Truro, Nova Scotia
Truro (Mi'kmaq: ''Wagobagitik''; Scottish Gaelic: ''Truru'') is a town in central Nova Scotia, Canada. Truro is the shire town of Colchester County and is located on the south side of the Salmon River floodplain, close to the river's mouth at the eastern end of Cobequid Bay. History The area has been home to the Mi'kmaq people for several centuries. The Mi'kmaq name for the Truro area, "Wagobagitik" means "end of the water's flow". Mi'kmaq people continue to live in the area at the Millbrook and Truro reserves of the Millbrook – We’kopekwitk band. Acadian settlers came to this area in the early 1700s. The Mi'kmaq name for the Truro area was shortened by the settlers to "Cobequid", and the bay to the west of the town is still named Cobequid Bay. By 1727, the settlers had established a small village near the present downtown site of Truro known as "Vil Bois Brule" (Village in the burnt wood). Many Acadians in this region left in the Acadian Exodus which preceded the Expulsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
