William N. MacLean

William N. MacLean
MLA for Inverness
In office
1962–1970
Preceded byRoderick MacLean
Succeeded byJohn Archie MacKenzie
Personal details
Born(1907-03-27)March 27, 1907
Inverness, Nova Scotia
DiedAugust 4, 1997(1997-08-04) (aged 90)
Inverness, Nova Scotia
Political partyNova Scotia Liberal Party
Occupationbusinessman

William Nicholson MacLean (March 27, 1907 – August 4, 1997) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1962 to 1970. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]

Born in 1907 at Inverness, Nova Scotia, MacLean was a businessman.[2] He married Jane Roberts in 1939.[2] From 1933 to 1945, he was the chief of police for Inverness.[2] He also served a term as mayor of Inverness.[2] MacLean entered provincial politics in a 1962 byelection, winning the seat left vacant following the death of his brother,[2] Roderick MacLean.[3] He was re-elected in the 1963,[4] and 1967 elections,[5] representing the dual-member riding with Progressive Conservative Jim MacLean. In the 1970 election, MacLean was defeated for the second seat by fellow Liberal John Archie MacKenzie.[6] MacLean died at Inverness on August 4, 1997.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  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. 143. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  3. ^ "Returns of Special Elections for the House of Assembly 1962" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1962. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
  4. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1963" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1963. p. 53. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
  5. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1967" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1967. p. 56. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
  6. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1970" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1970. p. 59. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
  7. ^ "William N. MacLean". The Chronicle Herald. August 6, 1997.