D. L. George Henley

D. L. George Henley
MLA for Cumberland West
In office
1963–1984
Preceded byAllison T. Smith
Succeeded byGardner (Bud) Hurley
Personal details
Born(1917-01-11)January 11, 1917
Roslin, Nova Scotia
DiedMay 29, 1996(1996-05-29) (aged 79)
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Professionpolitician

David Lloyd George Henley (January 11, 1917 – May 29, 1996) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cumberland West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from Oct. 8 1963 to Nov. 6, 1984. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party.[1]

Henley was born in Roslin, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, the son of Samuel Bickford and Estella Marie (née Murphy) Henley. He attended Dalhousie University and was a Pharmacist. His early education was in a one-room school house in Roslin, NS. He served in World War II with the Royal Air Force from 1939 to 1945. He was a radar technician, taking his training in Toronto, Ontario before going overseas. During the war he served in Great Britain and Africa. In 1946, he married Muriel Pearl Russell.[2] He graduated from the Dalhousie University School of Pharmacy in 1951. He and his wife Muriel had 8 children: Terrence, Richard, Nancy, Michael, Gregory, Kevin, William and Thomas.[3] He served in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Lands and Forests, and Minister without portfolio.[2] He died in 1996.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  2. ^ a b Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 93. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. ^ Thomas, son of D.L. George Henley
  4. ^ PROMINENT OXFORD RESIDENT DIES The Oxford Journal, June 5, 1996, pg. 4