Donald Ross MacLeod (December 30, 1902 – October 20, 1976) was a Canadian politician. He represented the

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Pictou Centre Pictou Centre is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Members of the Legislative Assembly This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly: ...

in the

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from 1956 to 1970. He was a member of the

Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, more commonly known as the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada. Like most conservative parties in Atlantic Canada, it has been histor ...

. Born in 1902 at

Trenton, Nova Scotia Trenton is a town located in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Founded in 1786, it is situated on the east bank of the East River of Pictou. The community gained its name in 1882 at the suggestion of a prominent citi ...

, MacLeod graduated from Dalhousie University and was a druggist by career. He married Ivy Verona Phillips in 1935. From 1944 to 1946, MacLeod served as mayor of

New Glasgow, Nova Scotia New Glasgow is a town in Pictou County, in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated on the banks of the East River of Pictou, which flows into Pictou Harbour, a sub-basin of the Northumberland Strait. The town's population was 9,471 ...

. MacLeod entered provincial politics in the 1956 election, winning the Pictou Centre riding by 336 votes. He was re-elected in the

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, and

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. In July 1964, MacLeod was appointed to the

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as Minister without portfolio. He was re-elected in the 1967 election. In the 1970 election, MacLeod was defeated by Liberal

Ralph F. Fiske Ralph Ferguson Fiske (July 1, 1931 – January 19, 2017) was a Canadian politician. He represented the Electoral district (Canada), electoral district of Pictou Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1974. He is a member of the ...

. MacLeod died at New Glasgow on October 20, 1976.

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