Gordon Sidney Harrington (August 7, 1883 – July 4, 1943) was a

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politician and the 11th premier of Nova Scotia from 1930 to 1933. He was

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from 1913 to 1915 when he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force fighting in

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. He was elected a

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MLA in 1925 representing Cape Breton Centre and his support from miners helped ensure the Conservative Party's victory in that election. Harrington became Minister of Labour in the government of Edgar N. Rhodes and became Premier of Nova Scotia when Rhodes left provincial politics to enter the federal cabinet in 1930. During Harrington's term he was able to end ongoing labour disturbance among miners in

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which had afflicted the previous two premiers. He improved the provincial department of

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, fought for the coal and steel industries in Ottawa, and passed legislation calling for a national policy on coal and steel. However, his government was unable to combat the Great Depression and was defeated by the Liberals in the 1933 election. Harrington remained in the

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until 1937. His government was the last Conservative government until Robert Stanfield was able to take power in 1956.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harrington, Gordon 1883 births 1943 deaths Canadian Anglicans Canadian people of Anglo-Irish descent Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs Premiers of Nova Scotia People from Glace Bay Nova Scotia political party leaders