Duncan MacMillan (July 17, 1897 – April 10, 1969) was a Canadian politician. He represented the

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of Halifax East in the

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from 1956 to 1963, and Halifax Eastern Shore from 1967 to 1969. He was a member of the

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. Born in 1897 at East Lake Ainslie,

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to Hugh and Margaret (MacKinnon) MacMillan, MacMillan was a physician and surgeon. He graduated from

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in 1928. He married Lillian Elspeth Campbell in 1941. From 1949 to 1952, MacMillan was a municipal councillor in

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, and also served as the medical health officer for Halifax County. MacMillan entered provincial politics in the 1956 election, winning the Halifax East riding. He was re-elected in the 1960 election. In the 1963 election, MacMillan was defeated by Progressive Conservative

Nelson Gaetz Nelson Edward Gaetz (March 1, 1907 – April 26, 1988) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Halifax East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1963 to 1967. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party ...

. MacMillan ran again in the 1967 election, and defeated Gaetz by 519 votes in the new Halifax Eastern Shore riding. MacMillan died in office on April 10, 1969.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:MacMillan, Duncan 1897 births 1969 deaths Dalhousie University alumni Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs Politicians from Inverness County, Nova Scotia Nova Scotia municipal councillors 20th-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly