Henry Arthur Waterman (June 7, 1872 – October 25, 1955) was a Canadian politician. He represented the

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of Yarmouth in the

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from 1938 to 1949. He was a member of the

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. Waterman was born in 1872 at

Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Yarmouth is a port town located on the Bay of Fundy in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. Yarmouth is the shire town of Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Yarmouth County and is the largest population centre in the region. History Originally inhab ...

. He was educated at the

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, and was a mechanical engineer. He married Coral Davis in 1919, and retired to Yarmouth. Waterman served as mayor of Yarmouth from 1928 to 1929. Waterman entered provincial politics in 1938, winning a byelection for the Yarmouth riding by acclamation. He was re-elected in the

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and 1945 elections. He did not reoffer in the 1949 election. Waterman died at Yarmouth on October 25, 1955.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Waterman, Henry A 1872 births 1955 deaths Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni 20th-century mayors of places in Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs Politicians from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia 20th-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly