Geoffrey W. Stevens (January 16, 1891 – February 7, 1963) was a Canadian politician. He represented the

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of Halifax East and

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in the

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from 1933 to 1960. He was a member of the

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. Stevens was born in 1891 at

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. He was educated at

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, and was a pharmacist by career. He married Helen Lithgow Bauld in 1914. Stevens entered provincial politics in the 1933 election, defeating Conservative incumbent

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in the newly established Halifax East riding. He was re-elected in the

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, and 1945 elections. In April 1946, Stevens was appointed to the

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as Minister for the Nova Scotia Liquor Control Act. He retained the portfolio through re-elections in

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and

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. In the 1956 election, Stevens was re-elected in the new Halifax County Dartmouth riding. He did not reoffer in the 1960 election. Stevens died at Dartmouth on February 7, 1963.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stevens, Geoffrey 1891 births 1963 deaths Dalhousie University alumni Members of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs People from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia