Donald C. MacNeil

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Donald Campbell MacNeil (January 4, 1924 – October 24, 1978) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1956 to 1970. He is a member of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party.[1]

Donald C. MacNeil
MLA for Cape Breton South
In office
1956–1970
Preceded byJohn Smith MacIvor
Succeeded byJohn Francis Burke
Personal details
Born(1924-01-04)January 4, 1924
Sydney, Nova Scotia
DiedOctober 24, 1978(1978-10-24) (aged 54)
Sydney, Nova Scotia
Political partyProgressive Conservative
ResidenceHalifax, Nova Scotia
OccupationLawyer

MacNeil was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia. He attended Acadia University, St. Francis Xavier University, and Dalhousie University. He earned a Bachelor of Laws from Dalhousie in 1948 and went into law practice. In 1948, he married Marguerite Shirley Cameron.[2] He served in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Municipal Affairs.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Electoral History for Cape Breton South". Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-07. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  2. ^ a b Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 157. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-06.