Gladys Porter

Gladys Muriel Porter
MLA M.B.E. D.C.L.
MLA for Kings North
In office
June 7, 1960 – April 20, 1967
Preceded byEric Balcom
Succeeded byVictor Thorpe
Personal details
BornAugust 4, 1893
Sydney, Nova Scotia
DiedApril 30, 1967(1967-04-30) (aged 73)
Kentville, Nova Scotia
Political partyProgressive Conservative

"It is satisfying to know that women join in this partnership, working together 'to hold fast to basic principles and values and to exert influence to preserve a democratic way of life.'"

Gladys Porter
Nova Scotia House of Assembly
February 8, 1961[1]

Gladys Muriel Porter, MBE, (née Richardson; August 4, 1893 – April 30, 1967) was the first woman in the Maritimes to be elected as Mayor, and the first female Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.[2] She was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, the daughter of Walter Richardson and Christina Macpherson.

Porter was elected to Kentville town council in 1943. She was then elected Mayor of Kentville in 1946 and served until 1960, when she ran successfully as a Progressive Conservative to represent the provincial electoral district of Kings North.[2][3]

Porter was re-elected to the Legislature in 1963[4] and served until her death on April 30, 1967 in Kentville, Nova Scotia.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Hansard of February 8, 1961 (excerpt)" (PDF). Government of Nova Scotia. February 8, 1961. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Carbert, Louise Irene (2006). Rural Women's Leadership in Atlantic Canada: First-Hand Perspectives on Local Public Life and Participation in Electoral Politics. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-8020-9125-3.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Complete Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1960" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1960. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  4. ^ "Complete Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1963" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1963. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  5. ^ "Collections Canada - Canadian Women in Government - Celebrating Women's Achievements". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 17, 2014.


Stub icon

This article related to women's history is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Flag of Nova ScotiaPolitician icon

This article about a mayor in Nova Scotia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.