Harry W. How | |
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MLA for Kings South | |
In office 1970–1983 | |
Preceded by | Edward Haliburton |
Succeeded by | Paul Kinsman |
Personal details | |
Born | September 29, 1919 Granville Ferry, Nova Scotia |
Died | February 1, 2001 Kentville, Nova Scotia | (aged 81)
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Henry W. How (September 29, 1919 – February 1, 2001) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Kings South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1983. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia. [1]
Born in 1919 in Granville Ferry, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, How was a graduate of the University of New Brunswick. [2] How was a resident of Wolfville when he entered provincial politics in the 1970 election, being elected MLA for Kings South. [3] He was re-elected in the 1974, [4] 1978, [5] and 1981 elections. [6]
On October 5, 1978, How was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Attorney General and Provincial Secretary. [7] He held the positions until November 1983, when he retired from politics and was appointed Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of Nova Scotia. [2] [8] Prior to the 1993 election, How returned to provincial politics and defeated incumbent MLA Derrick Kimball for the Progressive Conservative nomination in his old riding of Kings South. [9] [10] In the general election, Liberal Robbie Harrison defeated How by 128 votes, while Kimball who ran as an independent finished third. [11] How briefly returned to political life in 2000 when he joined the Canadian Alliance, and campaigned against federal Progressive Conservative leader Joe Clark in the September 2000 Kings—Hants byelection. [10]
How died in Kentville on February 1, 2001. [10] [12]
Harry W. How | |
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MLA for Kings South | |
In office 1970–1983 | |
Preceded by | Edward Haliburton |
Succeeded by | Paul Kinsman |
Personal details | |
Born | September 29, 1919 Granville Ferry, Nova Scotia |
Died | February 1, 2001 Kentville, Nova Scotia | (aged 81)
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Henry W. How (September 29, 1919 – February 1, 2001) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Kings South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1983. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia. [1]
Born in 1919 in Granville Ferry, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, How was a graduate of the University of New Brunswick. [2] How was a resident of Wolfville when he entered provincial politics in the 1970 election, being elected MLA for Kings South. [3] He was re-elected in the 1974, [4] 1978, [5] and 1981 elections. [6]
On October 5, 1978, How was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Attorney General and Provincial Secretary. [7] He held the positions until November 1983, when he retired from politics and was appointed Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of Nova Scotia. [2] [8] Prior to the 1993 election, How returned to provincial politics and defeated incumbent MLA Derrick Kimball for the Progressive Conservative nomination in his old riding of Kings South. [9] [10] In the general election, Liberal Robbie Harrison defeated How by 128 votes, while Kimball who ran as an independent finished third. [11] How briefly returned to political life in 2000 when he joined the Canadian Alliance, and campaigned against federal Progressive Conservative leader Joe Clark in the September 2000 Kings—Hants byelection. [10]
How died in Kentville on February 1, 2001. [10] [12]