Robert Colin David Stewart (June 25, 1926 – August 13, 1994), commonly known as Colin Stewart, was a Canadian politician. He represented the

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Colchester South Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The district was created in 1978 from Colchester, and was called Colchester South until 1993 ...

in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1993. He was a member of the

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. Stewart was born at Greenvale in

Pictou County, Nova Scotia Pictou County is a county in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was established in 1835, and was formerly a part of Halifax County from 1759 to 1835. It had a population of 43,657 people in 2021, a decline of 0.2 percent from 2016. Furthermo ...

, in 1926. He attended

Acadia University Acadia University is a public, predominantly undergraduate university located in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada, with some graduate programs at the master's level and one at the doctoral level. The enabling legislation consists of the Acadia ...

and

Dalhousie University Dalhousie University (commonly known as Dal) is a large public research university in Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the fou ...

and earned

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and

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(M.D.) degrees, later practicing as a

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. Stewart is also a former mayor of Stewiacke, Nova Scotia. He was married to Pearl Campbell. He died on August 13, 1994, at the Halifax Infirmary, aged 68."Former MLA Colin Stewart dies", ''

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'', August 15, 1994, pg. C18.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, Colin 1926 births 1994 deaths Acadia University alumni Dalhousie University alumni Mayors of places in Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs Members of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia People from Colchester County People from Pictou County