Gerald Ritcey
Appearance
Gerald Ritcey | |
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![]() Gerald Ritcey in the Nova Scotia legislature circa 1968 | |
MLA for Colchester | |
In office February 13, 1968 – 1974 | |
Preceded by | Robert Stanfield |
Succeeded by | Melinda MacLean Floyd Tucker |
Personal details | |
Born | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia | March 19, 1914
Died | November 24, 2001 Truro, Nova Scotia | (aged 87)
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Residence(s) | Truro, Nova Scotia |
Occupation | Merchant, businessman |
Gerald Conrad Ritcey (March 19, 1914 – November 24, 2001) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Colchester in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1968 to 1974. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]
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Ritcey was born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. He was a merchant and businessman and lived in Truro. He married Mary MacPhee in 1940.[2][3] Ritcey served in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Trade and Industry.[3] Ritcey died in Truro on November 24, 2001.[4][5] His grandson, Dave Ritcey, was elected as an MLA on March 10, 2020 to Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River, a district that was previously part of Colchester.
References
[edit]- ^ "Electoral History for Colchester". Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2014-11-15.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-04-07. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 186. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- ^ "Gerald C. Ritcey". The Chronicle Herald. November 27, 2001.
- ^ "Former cabinet minister dies". The Daily News. Halifax. November 27, 2001.