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'''Donald Jackson Fraser''' (October 12, 1908 – October 2, 1982) was a Canadian politician. He represented the [[Electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] of [[Yarmouth (provincial electoral district)|Yarmouth]] in the [[Nova Scotia House of Assembly]] from 1949 to 1953. He was a member of the [[Nova Scotia Liberal Party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nslegislature.ca/pdfs/about/ConstituencyHistories/yarmouth.pdf|title=Electoral History for Yarmouth|publisher=Nova Scotia Legislative Library|accessdate=2015-04-29}}</ref>
'''Donald Jackson Fraser''' (October 12, 1908 – October 2, 1982) was a Canadian politician. He represented the [[Electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] of [[Yarmouth (provincial electoral district)|Yarmouth]] in the [[Nova Scotia House of Assembly]] from 1949 to 1953. He was a member of the [[Nova Scotia Liberal Party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nslegislature.ca/pdfs/about/ConstituencyHistories/yarmouth.pdf|title=Electoral History for Yarmouth|publisher=Nova Scotia Legislative Library|accessdate=2015-04-29}}</ref>


Fraser was born in 1908 at [[Saint John, New Brunswick]].<ref name="bio directory">{{cite book|last1=Elliott|first1=Shirley B.|title=The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory|url=http://nslegislature.ca/pdfs/about/b10537582.pdf|accessdate=2015-04-29|year=1984|publisher=Public Archives of Nova Scotia|isbn=0-88871-050-X|page=75}}</ref> He was educated at the [[University of New Brunswick]] and [[Dalhousie University]], and was a lawyer by career.<ref name="bio directory"/> Fraser entered provincial politics in the [[Nova Scotia general election, 1949|1949 election]], winning the dual-member Yarmouth riding with Progressive Conservative [[William Heartz Brown|William H. Brown]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201949.pdf|title=Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1949|publisher=Elections Nova Scotia|year=1949|page=66|accessdate=2015-04-29}}</ref> He was defeated when he ran for re-election in [[Nova Scotia general election, 1953|1953]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201953.pdf|title=Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1953|publisher=Elections Nova Scotia|year=1953|page=66|accessdate=2015-04-29}}</ref> Fraser died at Yarmouth on October 2, 1982.<ref name="bio directory"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Former provincial MLA Donald J Fraser dies|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=October 5, 1982}}</ref>
Fraser was born in 1908 at [[Saint John, New Brunswick]].<ref name="bio directory">{{cite book|last1=Elliott|first1=Shirley B.|title=The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory|url=http://nslegislature.ca/pdfs/about/b10537582.pdf|accessdate=2015-04-29|year=1984|publisher=Public Archives of Nova Scotia|isbn=0-88871-050-X|page=75}}</ref> He was educated at the [[University of New Brunswick]] and [[Dalhousie University]], and was a lawyer by career.<ref name="bio directory"/> Fraser entered provincial politics in the [[Nova Scotia general election, 1949|1949 election]], winning the dual-member Yarmouth riding with Progressive Conservative [[William Heartz Brown|William H. Brown]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201949.pdf |title=Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1949 |publisher=Elections Nova Scotia |year=1949 |page=66 |accessdate=2015-04-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518081248/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201949.pdf |archivedate=2015-05-18 |df= }}</ref> He was defeated when he ran for re-election in [[Nova Scotia general election, 1953|1953]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201953.pdf|title=Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1953|publisher=Elections Nova Scotia|year=1953|page=66|accessdate=2015-04-29}}</ref> Fraser died at Yarmouth on October 2, 1982.<ref name="bio directory"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Former provincial MLA Donald J Fraser dies|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=October 5, 1982}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 11:54, 15 December 2016

Donald J. Fraser
MLA for Yarmouth
In office
1949–1953
Preceded byHenry A. Waterman
Succeeded byRaymond Z. Bourque
Personal details
Born(1908-10-12)October 12, 1908
Saint John, New Brunswick
DiedOctober 2, 1982(1982-10-02) (aged 73)
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Political partyNova Scotia Liberal Party
Occupationlawyer

Donald Jackson Fraser (October 12, 1908 – October 2, 1982) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Yarmouth in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1949 to 1953. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]

Fraser was born in 1908 at Saint John, New Brunswick.[2] He was educated at the University of New Brunswick and Dalhousie University, and was a lawyer by career.[2] Fraser entered provincial politics in the 1949 election, winning the dual-member Yarmouth riding with Progressive Conservative William H. Brown.[3] He was defeated when he ran for re-election in 1953.[4] Fraser died at Yarmouth on October 2, 1982.[2][5]

References

  1. ^ "Electoral History for Yarmouth" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
  2. ^ a b c Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory (PDF). Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 75. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
  3. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1949" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1949. p. 66. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-04-29. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1953" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1953. p. 66. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
  5. ^ "Former provincial MLA Donald J Fraser dies". The Chronicle Herald. October 5, 1982.
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