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Donald J. Fraser

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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

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  1. ^ "Electoral History for Yarmouth" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  2. ^ a b c Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 75. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  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.
  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.