Duncan MacMillan (Nova Scotia politician)
Duncan MacMillan | |
|---|---|
Halifax Eastern Shore | |
| In office 1967 – April 10, 1969 | |
| Preceded by | new riding |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Garnet Brown |
| MLA for Halifax East | |
| In office 1956–1963 | |
| Preceded by | Geoffrey W. Stevens |
| Succeeded by | Nelson Gaetz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 17, 1897 East Lake Ainslie, Nova Scotia |
| Died | April 10, 1969 (aged 71) Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia |
| Occupation | physician, surgeon |
Duncan MacMillan (July 17, 1897 – April 10, 1969) was a Canadian politician. He represented the
Halifax Eastern Shore from 1967 to 1969. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]
Born in 1897 at
East Lake Ainslie, Inverness County, Nova Scotia to Hugh and Margaret (MacKinnon) MacMillan, MacMillan was a physician and surgeon.[2] He graduated from Dalhousie University in 1928.[2] He married Lillian Elspeth Campbell in 1941.[2] From 1949 to 1952, MacMillan was a municipal councillor in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and also served as the medical health officer for Halifax County.[2]
MacMillan entered provincial politics in the 1956 election, winning the Halifax East riding.[3] He was re-elected in the 1960 election.[4] In the 1963 election, MacMillan was defeated by Progressive Conservative Nelson Gaetz.[5] MacMillan ran again in the 1967 election, and defeated Gaetz by 519 votes in the new Halifax Eastern Shore riding.[6] MacMillan died in office on April 10, 1969.[2]
References
- ^ "Electoral History for Eastern Shore". Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
- ^ ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1956" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1956. p. 37. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1960" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1960. p. 37. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1963" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1963. p. 37. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1967" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1967. p. 47. Retrieved 2015-04-27.