Robert D. Lindsay

Robert D. Lindsay
MLA for Hants West
In office 1970–1978
Preceded by	Norman T. Spence
Succeeded by	Ron Russell
Personal details
Born	(1919-10-21)October 21, 1919 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Died	April 6, 1999(1999-04-06) (aged 79) Halifax, Nova Scotia
Political party	Nova Scotia Liberal Party
Residence	Bedford, Nova Scotia
Occupation	Funeral director

Robert Dewar Lindsay (October 21, 1919 – April 6, 1999) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Hants West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1978. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]

Early life and education

Lindsay was born in 1919[2] in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, as the son of Reverend R.W. Lindsay. He attended primary schooling in Kentville, Nova Scotia, then attended the Simmons Institute of Funeral Service in Syracuse, New York.

Before politics

He was a funeral director and lived in Bedford, Nova Scotia.[3]

Death

In April 1999, Lindsay died at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre in Halifax.[4] He was buried at Hazelbrook, Prince Edward Island.[2]

References

1. "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
2. Obituaries, The Chronicle-Herald, Halifax, Nova Scotia, April 8, 1999, pg. D10
3. Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 117. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
4. "Legislative Business".