Arthur Russell Nesbitt (November 1, 1883 – July 11, 1962) was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He was elected to Toronto City Council for Ward 4 beginning in 1920, was subsequently elected to the Toronto Board of Control and then was elected provincially representing Toronto Northwest and then Bracondale in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1923 to 1937 as a Conservative member.
Russell Nesbitt | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1926–1937 | |
| Preceded by | New riding |
| Succeeded by | Lionel Conacher |
| Constituency | Bracondale |
| In office 1923–1926 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Cooper |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Constituency | Toronto Northwest - Seat B |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1, 1883 Nestleton, Durham County, Ontario |
| Died | July 11, 1962 (aged 78) Toronto, Ontario |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Sadie Harrison Brown (m. 1913) |
| Children | 1 |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
He was born in Nestleton, Durham County, Ontario, the son of George M. Nesbitt. Nesbitt was educated at Toronto University and Osgoode Hall, was called to the bar in 1910 and set up practice in Toronto. In 1913, he married Sadie Harrison Brown. Nesbitt was a Master in the Orange Lodge. He and Sadie raised one daughter together.[1]
References
edit- ^ "A. R. Nesbitt". The Globe and Mail. July 12, 1962. p. 36.
External links
edit- A cyclopædia of Canadian biography : brief biographies of persons ..., HW Charlesworth (1919) Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
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