Angus Gladstone Buchanan (August 24, 1893 – September 12, 1960) was a fish merchant and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented Victoria County in the

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from 1920 to 1925 as a

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member. He was born in Neil Harbour, Nova Scotia, the son of Angus A. Buchanan and Mary Isabel McLeod. Buchanan was educated at the Halifax Academy and

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. In 1922, he married Katherine MacLeod. Buchanan later served as chief warden for Cape Breton Highlands National Park. He lived at Neil's Harbour, later residing at Ingonish Beach within the National Park. Buchanan died at

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on September 12, 1960.

References

* ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958) 1893 births 1960 deaths McGill University alumni Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs People from Victoria County, Nova Scotia {{Liberal-NovaScotia-MLA-stub