Alexander Lloyd MacDonald (February 8, 1921 – March 9, 2007) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Pictou East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1963 to 1967, and 1970 to 1974. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]
A. Lloyd MacDonald | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Pictou East | |
| In office 1970–1974 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas MacQueen |
| Succeeded by | Donald Cameron |
| In office 1963–1967 | |
| Preceded by | John W. MacDonald |
| Succeeded by | Thomas MacQueen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alexander Lloyd MacDonald February 8, 1921 Garden of Eden, Nova Scotia |
| Died | March 9, 2007 (aged 86) New Glasgow, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | industrial supervisor |
MacDonald was born in 1921 at Garden of Eden, Nova Scotia.[2] He married Margaret Elizabeth Dickie in 1948,[2] and was employed as a supervisor at the Hawker Siddeley manufacturing plant in Trenton, Nova Scotia.[3]
MacDonald entered provincial politics in the 1963 election, winning the Pictou East riding by 11 votes.[4] He was defeated by Progressive Conservative Thomas MacQueen when he ran for re-election in 1967.[5] MacDonald regained the seat in the 1970 election, defeating MacQueen by 19 votes.[6] He did not reoffer in the 1974 election.[1] MacDonald died in New Glasgow on March 9, 2007.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b "Electoral History for Pictou East" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ a b Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 123. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ McDonell, James K.; Campbell, Robert Bennett (1997). Lords of the North. General Store Publishing House. p. 184. ISBN 9781896182711.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1963" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1963. p. 67. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1967" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1967. p. 69. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1970" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1970. p. 72. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
- ^ "A. Lloyd MacDonald dies". The Chronicle Herald. March 11, 2007.
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