Eric Wilfred Balcom, (March 13, 1909 – May 31, 1989) was a businessman, political figure, and Companion of the Order of Canada.Eric W. Balcom, Order of Canada
/ref> Born in Port Dufferin, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Balcom moved to Wolfville in 1938. He established two nursing homes there. Balcom then operated the Paramount Hotel and Cottages from 1942 to 1970. He was Mayor of Wolfville from 1950 to 1955 and ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Parliament in 1953. Balcom was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in

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, representing Kings North as a Liberal. He re-offered in the 1960 general election, but was defeated. Balcom was president of the

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, the Nova Scotia Kidney Association, the Canadian Mental Health Association, and the Wolfville Board of Trade. Balcom returned to Port Dufferin in 1970. He was appointed to the Order of Canada on June 20, 1983. In 1989, Balcom died as a result of a car accident.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Balcom, Eric W 1909 births 1989 deaths Mayors of places in Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs Members of the Order of Canada