R. Clifford Levy

R. Clifford Levy
MLA for Lunenburg East
In office
1956–1959
Preceded bynew riding
Succeeded byMaurice L. Zinck
MLA for Lunenburg County
In office
1953–1956
Preceded byGordon E. Romkey
Arthur L. Thurlow
Succeeded byriding dissolved
Personal details
Born(1905-10-19)October 19, 1905
Sherwood, Nova Scotia
DiedMarch 4, 1971(1971-03-04) (aged 65)
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Occupationlawyer

Robert Clifford Levy (October 19, 1905 – March 4, 1971) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Lunenburg County and Lunenburg East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1953 to 1959. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]

Early life

Born in 1905 at Sherwood, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Levy was educated at Dalhousie University, and Acadia University.[2]

Career

Levy served as a town councillor and deputy mayor in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia from 1951 to 1952, and also served as president of the Nova Scotia Union of Municipalities.[2] His son Bob Levy served as a New Democratic Party MLA in the 1980s.[3]

Levy ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate for the Lunenburg County riding in the 1941,[4] 1945,[5] and 1949 elections,[6] but was defeated in all three attempts at entering provincial politics. He ran again in the 1953 election, and won a seat for the dual-member Lunenburg riding with Progressive Conservative Harley J. Spence.[7][8] In the 1956 election, Levy was re-elected by 308 votes in the newly established Lunenburg East riding.[9] On November 20, 1956, Levy was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Municipal Affairs, and Minister of Lands and Forests.[2][10] Levy resigned his seat on July 24, 1959, and was appointed a County Court judge.[2][11]

Death

Levy died at Bridgewater on March 4, 1971.[2]

Personal life

He married Thora McClair Freeman in 1931.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Electoral History for Lunenburg County" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 116. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  3. ^ "Bob Levy – the road to the legislature had detours". The Chronicle Herald. March 9, 1985.
  4. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1941" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  5. ^ "Election Returns 1945" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 59. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  6. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1949" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 50. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  7. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1953" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 51. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  8. ^ "Liberals win in N.S.". The Globe and Mail. May 27, 1953.
  9. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1956" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 55. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  10. ^ "N.S. Premier names cabinet of eight men". The Globe and Mail. November 21, 1956.
  11. ^ "PC is winner of by-election in Nova Scotia". The Globe and Mail. October 15, 1959.