James William Reid (May 30, 1859 – October 30, 1933) was a physician and political figure in
Nova Scotia
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, Canada. He represented Hants County in the
Nova Scotia House of Assembly
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from 1911 to 1925 as a
Liberal
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member.
He was born in
Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia, the son of Robert Reid and Mary A. Archibald, of
United Empire Loyalist
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descent. He was educated at
Dalhousie University and set up practice in
Hants County
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. In 1891, Reid married Mary Falconer. He served on the town council. Reid was also president of the Colchester-Hants Counties Medical Society and of the Hants County Temperance Alliance. He died at
Windsor
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in 1933.
Deaths, Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics
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References
* Allison, D & Tuck, C
''History of Nova Scotia, Vol. 3''
(1916) p. 132-3
1859 births
1933 deaths
Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs
Physicians from Nova Scotia
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