Harley James Spence (November 27, 1904 – April 27, 1993) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Lunenburg County and Lunenburg West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1953 to 1970. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]
Harley J. Spence | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Lunenburg West | |
| In office 1956–1970 | |
| Preceded by | new riding |
| Succeeded by | Maurice DeLorey |
| MLA for Lunenburg County | |
| In office 1953–1956 | |
| Preceded by | Gordon E. Romkey Arthur L. Thurlow |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 27, 1904 Ellershouse, Nova Scotia |
| Died | April 27, 1993 (aged 88) Bradenton, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence | Bridgewater, Nova Scotia |
| Occupation | businessman |
Born in 1904 at Ellershouse, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Spence was a businessman by career.[2] He married Ella Peach Riley in 1929.[2] He served as a municipal councillor for West Hants from 1932 to 1942.[2] Spence entered provincial politics in 1953 when he was elected in the dual-member Lunenburg County riding with R. Clifford Levy.[3][4] In the 1956 election, Spence was re-elected by 67 votes in the newly established Lunenburg West riding.[5] He was re-elected in the 1960,[6] 1963,[7] and 1967 elections.[8] Spence did not reoffer in the 1970 election.[1] Spence died in 1993 in Bradenton, Florida.[9]
References edit
- ^ a b "Electoral History for Lunenburg West" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ a b c Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 206. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1953" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 51. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
- ^ "Liberals win in N.S.". The Globe and Mail. May 27, 1953.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1956" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 56. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1960" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 61. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1963" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 64. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1967" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 66. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
- ^ "Obituaries". The Chronicle-Herald. April 28, 1993.