Alfred Bert DeWolfe (August 18, 1895 – November 18, 1954) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Pictou and Pictou Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1945 to 1954. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]
Alfred B. DeWolfe | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Pictou Centre | |
| In office 1949–1954 | |
| Preceded by | new riding |
| Succeeded by | Donald R. MacLeod |
| MLA for Pictou | |
| In office 1945–1949 | |
| Preceded by | Ernest G. Irish |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 18, 1895 Marble Mountain, Nova Scotia |
| Died | November 18, 1954 (aged 59) New Glasgow, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | automobile dealer |
Born in 1895 at Marble Mountain, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, DeWolfe was an automobile dealer by career.[2] He was educated at the Nova Scotia Technical College.[2] He married Ina Crossan of Scotland.[2]
DeWolfe entered provincial politics in the 1945 election, winning a seat for the dual-member Pictou riding with Liberal Josiah H. MacQuarrie.[3] In 1949, he was re-elected in the new Pictou Centre riding.[4] In August 1950, DeWolfe was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister without portfolio.[2] In July 1951, he was shuffled to Provincial Secretary, and also served as Minister of Civil Defence.[2] He was re-elected in the 1953 election.[5] In January 1954, DeWolfe was re-appointed a minister without portfolio, but also took over as chairman of the Nova Scotia Power Commission.[6] DeWolfe died in office on November 18, 1954.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ a b c d e f Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 54. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ "Election Returns 1945" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1945. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1949" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1949. p. 59. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1953" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1953. p. 60. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ^ "Cabinet reduced from 11 to 9 in Nova Scotia". The Globe and Mail. January 20, 1954.