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Donald MacKeen Smith (November 26, 1923 – February 16, 1998) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Halifax Centre and Halifax Citadel in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1960 to 1970 as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.


Biography

Born in 1923 at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Smith was educated at the University of King's College and
Dalhousie University Dalhousie University (commonly known as Dal) is a large public research university in Nova Scotia, Canada, with three campuses in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Halifax, a fourth in Bible Hill, Nova Scotia, Bible Hill, and a second medical school campus ...
. He served with the 18th Armoured Car Regiment from 1944 to 1945. He married Helen Elizabeth Guildford in 1949. A business executive by career, Smith was president of J.E. Morse and Co. Ltd. Smith entered provincial politics in the 1960 election, defeating Liberal incumbent Gordon S. Cowan by 270 votes in the Halifax Centre riding. In December 1961, Smith was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Mines. He was re-elected in
1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
, defeating Cowan by 1603 votes. In the 1967 election, Smith was re-elected in the newly established Halifax Citadel riding. Smith resigned from cabinet in February 1969, and was defeated by Liberal Ron Wallace when he ran for re-election in
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
. In January 1980, Smith was appointed Agent General for the Province of Nova Scotia in London. Smith died at Halifax on February 16, 1998.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Donald Mackeen 1923 births 1998 deaths Dalhousie University alumni Politicians from Halifax, Nova Scotia Members of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs University of King's College alumni Canadian Army personnel of World War II 12th Manitoba Dragoons 20th-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly