Donald MacKeen Smith (November 26, 1923 – February 16, 1998) was a

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politician. He represented the electoral districts of

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and

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in the

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from 1960 to 1970 as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.

Biography

Born in 1923 at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Smith was educated at the

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and

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. He served with the 18th Armoured Car Regiment from 1944 to 1945. He married Helen Elizabeth Guildford in 1949. A business executive by career, Smith was president of J.E. Morse and Co. Ltd. Smith entered provincial politics in the 1960 election, defeating Liberal incumbent Gordon S. Cowan by 270 votes in the Halifax Centre riding. In December 1961, Smith was appointed to the

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as Minister of Mines. He was re-elected in

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, defeating Cowan by 1603 votes. In the 1967 election, Smith was re-elected in the newly established Halifax Citadel riding. Smith resigned from cabinet in February 1969, and was defeated by Liberal Ron Wallace when he ran for re-election in

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. In January 1980, Smith was appointed Agent General for the Province of Nova Scotia in London. Smith died at Halifax on February 16, 1998.

References

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