Angus A. Buchanan (January 28, 1861 – January 12, 1914) was a merchant and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented Victoria County in the

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from 1909 to 1914 as a Liberal member. He was born in St. Ann's,

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, the son of Angus Buchanan. He married Mary Isabel McLeod. Buchanan was first elected to the provincial assembly in a 1909 by-election held after

John Gillis Morrison John Gillis Morrison (November 17, 1863 – April 8, 1917) was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Victoria County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (; ), or Legislativ ...

resigned his seat. He lived in Neil Harbour in Victoria County and died there in office at the age of 52. His son Angus Gladstone Buchanan also represented Victoria County in the provincial assembly.

References

* ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958) 1861 births 1914 deaths Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs 20th-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly {{Liberal-NovaScotia-MLA-stub