Colin H. Chisholm

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]

Colin H. Chisholm
MLA for Antigonish
In office
1949–1956
Preceded byJohn Patrick Gorman
Succeeded byWilliam F. MacKinnon
Personal details
Born(1919-12-18)December 18, 1919
DiedMarch 30, 1994(1994-03-30) (aged 74)
Political partyLiberal

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 2018-04-03.
  2. Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 34. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  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. "Antigonish mourns mayor". The Chronicle Herald. March 31, 1994.
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