Colin H. Chisholm

Colin H. Chisholm
MLA for Antigonish
In office
1949–1956
Preceded by John Patrick Gorman
Succeeded by William F. MacKinnon
Personal details
Born (1919-12-18)December 18, 1919
Died March 30, 1994(1994-03-30) (aged 74)
Political party Liberal

Colin Herman Chisholm (December 18, 1919 – March 30, 1994) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Antigonish in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1949 to 1956. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]

Born in 1919, Chisholm was a graduate of St. Francis Xavier University, and Macdonald College.[2] He married Eleanor MacDonald.[2] Chisholm entered provincial politics in the 1949 election, winning the Antigonish riding.[3] He was re-elected in the 1953 election.[4] In June 1954, Chisholm was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Agriculture and Marketing and Minister of Lands and Forests.[2] He was defeated by Progressive Conservative William F. MacKinnon when he ran for re-election in 1956.[5][6] Chisholm returned to politics in 1970, when he was elected mayor of Antigonish.[7] He died in office on March 30, 1994.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  2. 1 2 3 Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory (PDF). Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 34. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  3. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1949" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  4. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1953" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 5. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  5. ↑ "PC's defeat Liberals in N.S. election". The Globe and Mail. October 31, 1956.
  6. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1956" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 5. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  7. 1 2 "Antigonish mourns mayor". The Chronicle Herald. March 31, 1994.
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