Layton Fergusson
Appearance
N. Layton Fergusson | |
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MLA for Cape Breton East | |
In office 1956–1970 | |
Preceded by | Russell Cunningham |
Succeeded by | Jeremy Akerman |
Personal details | |
Born | Port Morien, Nova Scotia | September 5, 1908
Died | February 27, 1994 Windsor, Nova Scotia | (aged 85)
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Residence(s) | Glace Bay, Nova Scotia |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Neil Layton Fergusson (September 5, 1908 – February 27, 1994) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1956 to 1970. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party.[1]
Fergusson was born in Port Morien, Nova Scotia. He attended Dalhousie University and McGill University and was a lawyer. He married Grace Avery in 1945.[2] He served in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister without portfolio, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Minister of Labour.[2][3] He died in 1994.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Electoral History for Glace Bay" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ a b Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 69. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ "New portfolio established in N.S. Cabinet shuffle". The Globe and Mail. May 2, 1962.
- ^ N. Layton Fergusson, Cape Breton Post, February 28, 1994