Allan E. Maher (born February 16, 1938) is a former funeral director and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented Dalhousie in the

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from

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

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as a

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member. He was born in

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, the son of Holt A. Maher and Dorothea Ferguson, and was educated at the New England Institute. In 1958, he married Helen K. Payne. Maher served as mayor of Dalhousie. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the provincial assembly in

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before being elected in 1978. Maher served in the province's Executive Council as

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and as Minister responsible for the

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. Maher went on to serve as chairman for the board of governors for the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame In 2012–2013, he was co-chair of the New Brunswick Electoral Boundaries Commission.

References

* ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1988'', PG Normandin 1938 births Living people New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs Mayors of places in New Brunswick Canadian funeral directors Finance ministers of New Brunswick Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick {{NewBrunswick-mayor-stub