Ron Barkhouse

Ron Barkhouse
MLA for Lunenburg East
In office
1974–1984
Preceded byMaurice L. Zinck
Succeeded byJim Barkhouse
Personal details
Born(1926-04-22)April 22, 1926
New Ross, Nova Scotia
DiedApril 7, 2014(2014-04-07) (aged 87)
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Occupationbusinessman

Ronald Theodore Barkhouse (April 22, 1926 – April 7, 2014) was a merchant and politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Lunenburg East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1974 to 1984 as a Progressive Conservative member.

Early life and education

He was born in New Ross, Nova Scotia, the son of Alfred S. Barkhouse and Anne Bertha Meister, and was educated at the Horton Academy.

Career

Barkhouse operated a wholesale lumber business and a general store. In 1951, he married Eleanor Plunket Grant. Barkhouse was a member of the municipal council for Chester from 1952 to 1967 and also served on the local school board. He served in the province's Executive Council as Minister of Mines and Energy. Barkhouse was also a commissioner for the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia.

History

Barkhouse co-authored a genealogy book entitled 100 Day Voyage to Freedom containing Barkhouse family lineage from the original Berghaus immigrant couple to Nova Scotia.[1] The book's facts are contained in a genealogy website named for Barkhouse.[2]

He authored a stream of consciousness style manuscript entitled The Olden Days and the Olden Ways in 2003, about the way life used to be in the New Ross area.[3]

According to his obituary, he "was the Chairman of the New Ross Centennial Committee, formed to officially commemorate Canada's 100th anniversary. The committee went on to promote a project for 150th anniversary of the founding of New Ross, culminating in the opening of Ross Farm Museum in 1970."[4]

Death

Barkhouse died in Halifax on April 7, 2014, at the age of 87.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "100 Day Voyage to Freedom". Halifax Public Libraries. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. ^ "The Barkhouse Book". ronbarkhouse.ca. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. ^ Barkhouse, Ron T. (2020). The Olden Days and the Olden Ways. Privately published.
  4. ^ @rossfarmmuseum (11 July 2020). "Register" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 August 2023 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Community mourns death of former MLA". South Shore Now. 9 April 2014. Archived from the original on 11 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Obituary of Ronald Barkhouse". DeMont Family Funeral Home. Retrieved 4 June 2022.


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