Robert Baden Powell (politician)

Robert Baden Powell
MLA for Digby
In office
1963–1970
Preceded byVictor Cardoza
Succeeded byJoseph H. Casey
Personal details
Born(1901-05-24)May 24, 1901
Westport, Nova Scotia
DiedSeptember 2, 1976(1976-09-02) (aged 75)
Plympton, Nova Scotia
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Occupationteacher

Robert Baden Powell (May 24, 1901 – September 2, 1976) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Digby in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1963 to 1970. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]

Born in 1901 at Westport, Nova Scotia, Powell was a graduate of the Nova Scotia Teachers College.[2] He was an industrial arts teacher by career.[2] He married Rae Effie Hankinson in 1933.[2] Powell entered provincial politics in the 1963 election, defeating Liberal incumbent Victor Cardoza by 293 votes in the Digby District.[3] He was re-elected by 129 votes in the 1967 election.[4] He did not reoffer in the 1970 election.[1] Powell died at Plympton, Nova Scotia on September 2, 1976.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Electoral History for Clare-Digby" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
  2. ^ a b c d Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 178. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  3. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1963" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1963. p. 28. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
  4. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1967" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1967. p. 33. Retrieved 2015-04-27.


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