Josiah Frederick Fraser (August 11, 1870 – November 4, 1942) was a businessman and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented Halifax County in the

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from 1925 to 1933 as a

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member. He was born in North Lake,

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, the son of Robert Fraser and Elizabeth Stewart. Fraser was educated at a business college in

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. In 1899, he married Carrie Merrill Stills. He was co-owner of a meat packing company. Fraser also served as a director of the

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and the Mutual Life Insurance Company of Canada. He served in the province's Executive Council as a

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from 1925 to 1931 and as Provincial Secretary from 1931 to 1933. He died in Halifax at the age of 72.

References

* ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958) 1870 births 1942 deaths Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs {{ProgressiveConservative-NovaScotia-MLA-stub