John Edward Ahern (February 6, 1897 – April 4, 1969) was a Canadian politician. He represented the

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in the

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from 1956 to 1963. He was a member of the

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. Born in 1897 in

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, Ahern was educated at Saint Mary's University and

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. He married Ellen Bourke in 1927. An active participant and promoter of sport in Nova Scotia, Ahern was posthumously inducted into the

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in 1982. Ahern was an alderman in Halifax from 1941 to 1946, serving as deputy mayor from 1943 to 1946. He served as mayor of Halifax from 1946 to 1949, and returned as an alderman from 1952 to 1956. He entered provincial politics in the 1956 election, winning the Halifax North riding. He was re-elected in

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. In the 1963 election, Ahern was defeated by Progressive Conservative James H. Vaughan. Ahern died at Halifax on April 4, 1969.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ahern, John E 1897 births 1969 deaths 20th-century mayors of places in Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs Schulich School of Law alumni Saint Mary's University (Halifax) alumni 20th-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly