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Robert Baden Powell (politician)
Robert Baden Powell (May 24, 1901 – September 2, 1976) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Digby in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1963 to 1970. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia. Born in 1901 at Westport, Nova Scotia, Powell was a graduate of the Nova Scotia Teachers College. He was an industrial arts teacher by career. He married Rae Effie Hankinson in 1933. Powell entered provincial politics in the 1963 election, defeating Liberal incumbent Victor Cardoza Victor George Cardoza (May 25, 1916 – December 15, 1987) was a journalist and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Digby in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1953 to 1956 and from 1960 to 1963 as a Liberal member. He wa ... by 293 votes in the Digby District. He was re-elected by 129 votes in the 1967 election. He did not reoffer in the 1970 election. Powell died at Plympton, Nova Scotia on September 2, 1976. Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westport, Nova Scotia
Westport, Nova Scotia is a village in Digby County, Nova Scotia and it is located on Brier Island in the Bay of Fundy. As of 2021, the population was 193. Statistics Canada History The settlement began with the arrival of David Welch and his family in 1769, as well as the Morrells. This was followed by the arrival of several more families in 1783. The village was incorporated in 1946. A ferry se ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plympton, Nova Scotia
Plympton is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the District of Clare in Digby County. It is home to Savary Provincial Park. Notable residents include Alfred William Savary, an early parliamentarian and local historian. The community was named after Plympton, Massachusetts Plympton is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,930 at the 2020 census. The United States senator William Bradford was born here. History Plympton was first settled in 1662 by Reverend Justin P. Dal .... References Communities in Digby County, Nova Scotia General Service Areas in Nova Scotia {{DigbyNS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nova Scotia House Of Assembly
The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (french: Assemblée législative de la Nouvelle-Écosse; gd, Taigh Seanaidh Alba Nuadh), or Legislative Assembly, is the deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia Each General Assembly of the legislature of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, consists of one or more sessions and comes to an end upon dissolution (or constitutionally by the effluxion of time — approximately five years) and an ensuing gener ... of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The assembly is the oldest in Canada, having first sat in 1758, and in 1848 was the site of the first responsible government in the British Empire. Bills passed by the House of Assembly are given royal assent by the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia in the name of the Monarchy in Nova Scotia, King. Originally (in 1758), the Legislature consisted of the Crown represented by a governor (later a lieutenant governor), the appointed Nova Scotia Council holding both executive and legis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digby (provincial Electoral District)
Digby was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1867 to 1993. From 1867 to 1949, the district included all of Digby County. After 1949, the Municipality of Clare received its own electoral district. NS Legislature From 1949 to 1993, the district included the town of Digby and the Municipality of Digby. Members of the Legislative Assembly This riding has elected the following |
Victor Cardoza
Victor George Cardoza (May 25, 1916 – December 15, 1987) was a journalist and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Digby in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1953 to 1956 and from 1960 to 1963 as a Liberal member. He was born in Waterdown, Ontario (now Hamilton, Ontario), the son of George C. Cardoza and Florence E. Govier, and was educated at the Digby Academy and at Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to .... In 1945, he married Elizabeth E. Crowe. Cardoza served as a member of the school board, was a member of Digby town council from 1939 to 1954 and was mayor from 1959 to 1961. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1956 and 1963. References * ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1956'', PG Normandin 1916 births 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph H
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled ''Yūsuf''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive Conservative Association Of Nova Scotia
The Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia (formerly Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia), is a moderate political party in Nova Scotia, Canada. Like most conservative parties in Atlantic Canada, it has been historically associated with the Red Tory faction of Canadian conservatism. The party is currently led by Pictou East MLA Tim Houston. The party won a majority government in the 2021 provincial election. History The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, registered under the Nova Scotia Elections Act as the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, originated from the Confederation Party of Charles Tupper. Tupper united members of the pre-Confederation Conservative Party (who were predominantly United Empire Loyalists and members of the business elite) and supporters of Sir John A. Macdonald's national Conservative coalition. The party supported Macdonald's protectionist National Policy, nation-building, and the unification of Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based. It is officially known in Canadian French as a ''circonscription'' but frequently called a ''comté'' (county). In English it is also colloquially and more commonly known as a riding or constituency. Each federal electoral district returns one Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with Bicameralism, bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house ... (MP) to the House of Commons of Canada; each Provinces and territories of Canada, provincial or territorial electoral district returns one representative—called, depending on the province or territory, Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), National Assembly of Quebec, Member of the National Assembly (MNA), Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nova Scotia Teachers College
The Nova Scotia Teachers College (NSTC) was a normal school located in the Canadian town of Truro, Nova Scotia, Truro, Nova Scotia. History The Nova Scotia Teachers College was founded as the Provincial Normal School by an act of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, which received royal assent on March 31, 1854. At its official opening on the "civic square" bordering Prince Street, Forrester Street, Victoria Street, and Young Street, immediately northwest of Truro's downtown core on November 14, 1855, its first principal, Alexander Forrester (educationist), Alexander Forrester, described the normal school's objective to be "the training or the qualifying of Teachers for the better and more efficient discharge of the duties of their important office." In 1857 a model school was opened to provide facilities for teaching practice. In 1878 the original normal school building was replaced, and in 1900 a science building was added to the campus. In 1909 the name of the Provincial Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 Nova Scotia General Election
The 1963 Nova Scotia general election was held on 8 October 1963 to elect members of the 48th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservatives. Results Results by party Retiring incumbents ;Liberal *Pierre E. Belliveau, Clare *John W. MacDonald, Pictou East ;Progressive Conservative * George Henry Wilson, Hants West Nominated candidates Legend bold denotes party leader † denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in nomination contest Valley , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Annapolis East , , , John I. Marshall2,96256.40% , , Melbourne Parker Armstrong2,23242.50% , , Murray Alton Bent581.10% , , , Vacant , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Annapolis West , , Kenneth E. Green2,07545.81% , , , Peter M. Nicholson2,38652.67% , , Dale A. Young691.52% , , , Peter M. Nicholson , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Clare , , , Hector J. Pothier2,15452.61% , , Joseph C. LeBlanc1,94047.39% , , , , , Pierre E. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Nova Scotia General Election
The 1967 Nova Scotia general election was held on 30 May 1967 to elect members of the 49th General Assembly of Nova Scotia, 49th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, Progressive Conservative Party. Results Results by party Results by region Retiring incumbents ;Liberal *Carleton L. MacMillan, Victoria-The Lakes, Victoria ;Progressive Conservative *George A. Burridge, Yarmouth (provincial electoral district), Yarmouth *Paul Kinsman, Kings West *Gladys Porter, Kings North Nominated candidates Legend bold denotes party leader † denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in nomination contest Valley , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Annapolis East , , , John I. Marshall2,866''56.13%'' , , Malcolm Balcom2,240''43.87%'' , , , , , , , John I. Marshall , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Annapolis West , , Kenneth Green1,981''45.87%'' , , , Peter M. Nicholson2,338''54.13% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 Nova Scotia General Election
The 1970 Nova Scotia general election was held on 13 October 1970 to elect members of the 50th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal Party. It is the only election in Nova Scotia's history in which the party who won the popular vote did not win the most seats. Results Results by party Results by region Retiring incumbents ;Progressive Conservative * Edward Haliburton, Kings South *James McKay Harding, Shelburne *James A. Langille, Cumberland East *William F. MacKinnon, Antigonish *Donald C. MacNeil, Cape Breton South *Edward Manson, Cape Breton West *John I. Marshall, Annapolis East *Robert Baden Powell, Digby *Harley J. Spence, Lunenburg West Nominated candidates Legend bold denotes party leader † denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in nomination contest Valley , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Annapolis East , , , Gerry Sheehy2,836''54.36%'' , , Lloyd K. Hill2,381''45.64%'' , , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
