Donald Scott MacNutt (May 5, 1935 – September 13, 2010) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Dartmouth South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1974. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]
D. Scott MacNutt | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Dartmouth South | |
| In office 1970–1974 | |
| Preceded by | Irvin William Akerley |
| Succeeded by | Roland J. Thornhill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Donald Scott MacNutt May 5, 1935 Digby, Nova Scotia |
| Died | September 13, 2010 (aged 75) Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Nova Scotia Liberal Party |
| Residence | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia |
| Occupation | businessman |
MacNutt was born in Digby, Nova Scotia. He attended St. Francis Xavier University and was a businessman. In 1961, he married Anna Dawn Reid.[2] He died on September 13, 2010, aged 75, following a brief bout with cancer.[3]
MacNutt entered provincial politics in the 1970 election, defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent I. W. Akerley by 91 votes in Dartmouth South.[4] On October 28, 1970, MacNutt was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Health.[5] He was given an additional role in cabinet as Minister of Labour in September 1972.[6] MacNutt was defeated by Roland J. Thornhill when he ran for re-election in the 1974 election.[7] Prior to the 1998 election, MacNutt was a candidate for the Liberal nomination in his old Dartmouth South riding,[8] but was defeated for the nomination by municipal politician Bruce Hetherington.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Electoral History for Dartmouth South". Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2014-11-15.
- ^ Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983: a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 149. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ^ "Donald MacNutt Obituary - Harbourside Crematorium | Halifax NS". Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1970" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1970. p. 82. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
- ^ "Regan takes office; divides Cabinet jobs among nine Liberals". The Globe and Mail. October 29, 1970.
- ^ "Regan shakes up N.S. Cabinet; youth department to be formed". The Globe and Mail. September 8, 1972.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1974" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1974. p. 58. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
- ^ "Former MLA joins fray in Dartmouth South". The Chronicle Herald. February 18, 1998. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
- ^ "Hetherington wins Liberal nomination". The Chronicle Herald. February 24, 1998. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
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