John E. Ahern

For other people named John Ahern, see John Ahern (disambiguation).

John E. Ahern
MLA for Halifax North
In office
1956–1963
Preceded byHarold Connolly
Succeeded byJames H. Vaughan
Mayor of Halifax, Nova Scotia
In office
1946–1949
Preceded byAllan MacDougall Butler
Succeeded byGordon Stanley Kinley
Personal details
Born(1897-02-06)February 6, 1897
Halifax, Nova Scotia
DiedApril 4, 1969(1969-04-04) (aged 72)
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Political partyNova Scotia Liberal Party
Occupationjournalist

John Edward Ahern (February 6, 1897 – April 4, 1969) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Halifax North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1956 to 1963. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]

Born in 1897 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Ahern was educated at Saint Mary's University and Dalhousie Law School.[2] He married Ellen Bourke in 1927.[2] An active participant and promoter of sport in Nova Scotia, Ahern was posthumously inducted into the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame in 1982.[3]

Ahern was an alderman in Halifax from 1941 to 1946, serving as deputy mayor from 1943 to 1946.[2] He served as mayor of Halifax from 1946 to 1949, and returned as an alderman from 1952 to 1956.[2] He entered provincial politics in the 1956 election, winning the Halifax North riding.[4] He was re-elected in 1960.[5] In the 1963 election, Ahern was defeated by Progressive Conservative James H. Vaughan.[6] Ahern died at Halifax on April 4, 1969.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Electoral History for Halifax North" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  2. ^ a b c d e Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 1. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  3. ^ "John E. "Gee" Ahern inductee bio". Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  4. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1956" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1956. p. 30. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  5. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1960" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1960. p. 38. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  6. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1963" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1963. p. 39. Retrieved 2015-04-30.