Martin J. Kaufman
Martin J. Kaufman | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Cumberland East | |
| In office 1949–1953 | |
| Preceded by | new riding |
| Succeeded by | James A. Langille |
| MLA for Cumberland | |
| In office 1945–1949 | |
| Preceded by | Archie Barney Smith |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1883 Montreal, Quebec |
| Died | May 30, 1961 Amherst, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | businessman |
Martin James Kaufman (1883 – May 30, 1961) was a Canadian politician and businessman. He represented the electoral districts of Cumberland and Cumberland East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1945 to 1953. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]
Born in 1883 at Montreal, Kaufman moved to Amherst, Nova Scotia in 1922.[2] In 1923, he established the Maritime Pant Company.[2] Kaufman was elected mayor of Amherst in 1936.[2] He entered provincial politics in the 1945 election, where he was elected in the dual-member Cumberland riding with Liberal Kenneth Judson Cochrane.[3] In the 1949 election, Kaufman was re-elected in the new Cumberland East riding.[4] He was defeated by Progressive Conservative James A. Langille when he ran for re-election in 1953.[5][6] Kaufman returned to municipal politics and served another term as mayor of Amherst, from 1953 to 1956.[2] Kaufman died in Amherst on May 30, 1961.[2]
References
- ^ "Electoral History for Cumberland North" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ^ a b c d e Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 106. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ^ "Election Returns, 1945" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1945. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1949" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1949. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1953" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1953. p. 21. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
- ^ "Minister, Speaker defeated". The Globe and Mail. May 27, 1953.