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Harry Dennis Madden

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Harry Dennis Madden
MLA for Queens
In office
1941–1945
Preceded byJohn J. Cameron
Succeeded byMerrill D. Rawding
Personal details
Born(1895-01-23)January 23, 1895
Amherst, Nova Scotia
DiedNovember 28, 1945(1945-11-28) (aged 50)
Liverpool, Nova Scotia
Political partyNova Scotia Liberal Party
Occupationdruggist

Harry Dennis Madden (January 23, 1895 – November 28, 1945) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Queens in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1941 to 1945. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]

Life

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Madden was born in 1895 at Amherst, Nova Scotia.[2] He was educated at St. Francis Xavier University and Dalhousie University, and was a druggist by career.[2] He married Marion Campbell in 1924.[2] Madden served as mayor of Liverpool for four years.[2] Madden entered provincial politics in the 1941 election, defeating Conservative incumbent John J. Cameron by 13 votes in the Queens riding.[3] He did not reoffer in the 1945 election.[1] Madden died at Liverpool on November 28, 1945.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Electoral History for Queens" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  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. 150. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  3. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1941" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 72. Retrieved May 7, 2015.