Henry W. How (September 29, 1919 – February 1, 2001) was a Canadian politician. He represented the

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Kings South Kings South is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It includes the town of Wolfville, the village of New Minas, the community of Coldbrook, and Glooscap First Nati ...

in the

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from 1970 to 1983. He was a member of the

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. Born in 1919 in

Granville Ferry Granville Ferry is a village in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Annapolis County. Granville Ferry is located directly across the Annapolis River from Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. It was the northern terminus for ferries runnin ...

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, How was a graduate of the

University of New Brunswick The University of New Brunswick (UNB) is a public university with two primary campuses in Fredericton and Saint John, New Brunswick. It is the oldest English-language university in Canada, and among the oldest public universities in North Americ ...

. How was a resident of

Wolfville Wolfville is a Canadian town in the Annapolis Valley, Kings County, Nova Scotia, located about northwest of the provincial capital, Halifax. The town is home to Acadia University and Landmark East School. The town is a tourist destination du ...

when he entered provincial politics in the 1970 election, being elected MLA for Kings South. He was re-elected in the

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1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

, and 1981 elections. On October 5, 1978, How was appointed to the

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as Attorney General and Provincial Secretary. He held the positions until November 1983, when he retired from politics and was appointed Chief Judge of the

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. Prior to the 1993 election, How returned to provincial politics and defeated incumbent MLA

Derrick Kimball Derrick John Kimball (born November 20, 1954) is a lawyer and former political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Kings South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1988 to 1993 as a Progressive Conservative member. Early life an ...

for the Progressive Conservative nomination in his old riding of Kings South. In the general election, Liberal

Robbie Harrison Robert "Robbie" S. Harrison (born 1948) is a Canadian politician and educator. He represented Kings South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1999 as a Liberal member. Harrison was educated at Acadia University. He was a school t ...

defeated How by 128 votes, while Kimball who ran as an independent finished third. How briefly returned to political life in 2000 when he joined the

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, and campaigned against federal Progressive Conservative leader

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in the September 2000

Kings—Hants Kings—Hants (formerly Annapolis Valley—Hants and Annapolis Valley) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. Demographics :''According to the Canada 2 ...

byelection. How died in

Kentville Kentville is an incorporated town in Nova Scotia. It is the most populous town in the Annapolis Valley. As of 2021, the town's population was 6,630. Its census agglomeration is 26,929. History Kentville owes its location to the Cornwallis River ...

on February 1, 2001.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:How, Harry 1919 births 2001 deaths Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs Members of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia People from Annapolis County, Nova Scotia People from Kings County, Nova Scotia University of New Brunswick alumni Judges in Nova Scotia