Merrill Denzil Rawding (May 8, 1905 – June 13, 2004) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Queens in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1945 to 1953. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]
Merrill D. Rawding | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Queens | |
| In office 1945–1953 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Dennis Madden |
| Succeeded by | W. S. Kennedy Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 8, 1905 East Jordan, Nova Scotia |
| Died | June 13, 2004 (aged 99) |
| Political party | Nova Scotia Liberal Party |
Born in 1905 at East Jordan, Nova Scotia, Rawding was the son of Thomas Melbourne and Sara Jane Whitman (Cameron) Rawding.[2] He married Elizabeth Spurr.[2] He entered provincial politics in the 1945 election, winning the Queens riding by 341 votes.[3] In July 1947, Rawding was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Highways and Public Works.[2] He was re-elected in the 1949 election.[4] Rawding was defeated by Progressive Conservative W. S. Kennedy Jones when he ran for re-election in 1953.[5][6] Rawding ran again in the 1956 election, but Jones was re-elected by 93 votes.[7] Rawding died on June 13, 2004.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Electoral History for Queens" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
- ^ a b c Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 143. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
- ^ "Election Returns 1945" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1945. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1949" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1949. p. 62. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1953" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1953. p. 62. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
- ^ "Liberals win in N.S.". The Globe and Mail. May 27, 1953.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1956" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1956. p. 64. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
- ^ "Merrill Denzil Rawding". The Chronicle Herald. June 15, 2004.