Geoffrey W. Stevens
Geoffrey W. Stevens | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Halifax County Dartmouth | |
| In office 1956–1960 | |
| Preceded by | new riding |
| Succeeded by | Gordon L. S. Hart |
| MLA for Halifax East | |
| In office 1933–1956 | |
| Preceded by | new riding |
| Succeeded by | Duncan MacMillan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 16, 1891 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia |
| Died | February 7, 1963 (aged 72) Dartmouth, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Nova Scotia Liberal Party |
| Occupation | pharmacist |
Geoffrey W. Stevens (January 16, 1891 – February 7, 1963) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Halifax East and Halifax County Dartmouth in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1933 to 1960. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]
Stevens was born in 1891 at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.[2] He was educated at Dalhousie University, and was a pharmacist by career.[2] He married Helen Lithgow Bauld in 1914.[2]
Stevens entered provincial politics in the 1933 election, defeating Conservative incumbent Josiah Frederick Fraser in the newly established Halifax East riding.[3] He was re-elected in the 1937,[4] 1941,[5] and 1945 elections.[6] In April 1946, Stevens was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister for the Nova Scotia Liquor Control Act.[2] He retained the portfolio through re-elections in 1949[7] and 1953.[8] In the 1956 election, Stevens was re-elected in the new Halifax County Dartmouth riding.[9] He did not reoffer in the 1960 election.[1] Stevens died at Dartmouth on February 7, 1963.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Electoral History for Halifax East" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ^ a b c d e Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory (PDF). Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 209. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1933" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1933. p. 36. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1937" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1937. p. 41. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1941" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1941. p. 46. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ^ "Election Returns 1945" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1945. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1949" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1949. p. 33. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1953" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1953. p. 34. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1956" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1956. p. 42. Retrieved 2015-03-03.