Ronald Manning Fielding (October 7, 1896 – March 1, 1972) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Halifax West and Halifax Northwest in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1941 to 1960. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]
Ronald Manning Fielding | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Halifax Northwest | |
| In office 1956–1960 | |
| Preceded by | new riding |
| Succeeded by | Gordon H. Fitzgerald |
| MLA for Halifax West | |
| In office 1941–1956 | |
| Preceded by | George E. Hagen |
| Succeeded by | Charles H. Reardon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 7, 1896 Rockingham, Nova Scotia |
| Died | March 1, 1972 (aged 75) St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Political party | Nova Scotia Liberal Party |
| Occupation | lawyer |
Fielding was born in 1896 at Rockingham, Nova Scotia.[2] He was educated at Dalhousie University, and was a lawyer by career.[2] He was a municipal solicitor from 1931–1948, and a county prosecutor from 1933–1946.[2] He married Marion Leck in 1945.[2]
Fielding entered provincial politics in the 1941 election, winning the Halifax West riding.[3] He was re-elected in the 1945[4] and 1949 elections.[5] In December 1949, Fielding was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Municipal Affairs.[2] Fielding was re-elected in the 1953 election.[6] In January 1954, Fielding was given an additional role in cabinet as Provincial Treasurer.[2][7] In June 1956, he was named Minister of Education.[2] In the 1956 election, Fielding was re-elected in the newly established Halifax Northwest riding.[8] Fielding was defeated when he ran for re-election in 1960, losing his seat by 27 votes to Progressive Conservative Gordon H. Fitzgerald.[9]
In 1965, Fielding was appointed to the Nova Scotia Supreme Court, serving until his retirement in 1968.[2] He died at St. Petersburg, Florida on March 1, 1972.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Electoral History for Halifax West" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 69. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1941" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1941. p. 49. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ^ "Election Returns 1945" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1945. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1949" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1949. p. 36. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1953" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1953. p. 37. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ^ "Cabinet reduced from 11 to 9 in Nova Scotia". The Globe and Mail. January 20, 1954.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1956" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1956. p. 33. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1960" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1960. p. 42. Retrieved 2015-03-03.