Donald R. MacLeod

Donald R. MacLeod
MLA for Pictou Centre
In office
1956–1970
Preceded byAlfred B. DeWolfe
Succeeded byRalph F. Fiske
Personal details
Born
Donald Ross MacLeod

(1902-12-30)December 30, 1902
Trenton, Nova Scotia
DiedOctober 20, 1976(1976-10-20) (aged 73)
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Occupationdruggist

Donald Ross MacLeod (December 30, 1902 – October 20, 1976) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Pictou Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1956 to 1970. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]

Born in 1902 at Trenton, Nova Scotia, MacLeod graduated from Dalhousie University and was a druggist by career.[2] He married Ivy Verona Phillips in 1935.[2]

From 1944 to 1946, MacLeod served as mayor of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.[2] MacLeod entered provincial politics in the 1956 election, winning the Pictou Centre riding by 336 votes.[3] He was re-elected in the 1960,[4] and 1963 elections.[5] In July 1964, MacLeod was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister without portfolio.[2][6] He was re-elected in the 1967 election.[7] In the 1970 election, MacLeod was defeated by Liberal Ralph F. Fiske.[8][9] MacLeod died at New Glasgow on October 20, 1976.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  2. ^ a b c d e Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 145. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  3. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1956" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1956. p. 62. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
  4. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1960" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1960. p. 62. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
  5. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1963" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1963. p. 65. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
  6. ^ "N.S. cabinet is reshuffled by Stanfield". The Globe and Mail. July 1, 1964.
  7. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1967" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1967. p. 67. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
  8. ^ "PCs rebuffed, Liberals surge to N.S. victory". The Globe and Mail. October 14, 1970.
  9. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1970" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1970. p. 70. Retrieved 2015-04-27.


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