Bill Langille

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Bill Langille
MLA for Colchester North
In office
1999โ€“2006
Preceded byEd Lorraine
Succeeded byKaren Casey
Personal details
Born
Harold William Langille

(1944-01-18)January 18, 1944
Truro, Nova Scotia
DiedApril 12, 2020(2020-04-12) (aged 76)
Little Dyke, Nova Scotia
Political partyProgressive Conservative
OccupationPolice officer, tree farmer

Harold William Langille[1] (January 18, 1944 โ€“ April 12, 2020) was a tree farmer, police officer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Colchester North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2006 as a Progressive Conservative.[2]

Born in 1944 in

Colchester County.[3] Langille entered provincial politics in 1999,[4] winning the Colchester North riding by more than 1300 votes.[5] In the 2003 election, he was re-elected by more than 1100 votes.[6] Langille did not reoffer in the 2006 election.[7] He died of liver cancer on April 12, 2020.[8]

References

  1. ^ "H.W. "Bill" Langille - Sunday, April 12th, 2020".
  2. ^ "Electoral History for Colchester North" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "MLA biography". Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 26 June 2003. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Novice politicians look to leaders". The Chronicle Herald. 13 July 1999. Archived from the original on 24 January 2005. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Election Returns, 1999 (Colchester North)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Election Returns, 2003 (Colchester North)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Langille says he won't run again". The Daily News. Halifax. 22 March 2006.
  8. ^ "Former Nova Scotia MLA Bill Langille passes away on Easter Sunday | SaltWire".