William A. Flemming
William A. Flemming | |
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MLA for Colchester | |
In office 1928–1937 | |
Preceded by | William Boardman Armstrong |
Succeeded by | Frederick Murray Blois |
Personal details | |
Born | Truro, Nova Scotia | September 4, 1897
Died | June 19, 1976 Truro, Nova Scotia | (aged 78)
Political party | Conservative |
Occupation | farmer, businessman |
William Alexander Flemming (September 4, 1897 – June 19, 1976) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Colchester in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1928 to 1937. He was a member of the Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]
Born in 1897 at Truro, Nova Scotia, Flemming was educated at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, and the Ontario Agricultural College.[2] He married Helen Catherine Dunlop in 1919, and was a farmer and businessman by career.[2] Flemming entered provincial politics in 1928, when he was elected in the dual-member Colchester riding with Conservative Frank Stanfield.[3] In the 1933 election, he was re-elected with Conservative George Y. Thomas.[4] Flemming did not reoffer in the 1937 election.[1] He died at Truro on June 18, 1976.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Electoral History for Colchester". Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
- ^ a b c Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 72. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- ^ "Summary Results from 1867 to 2011" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1933" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 16. Retrieved 2015-05-10.