Jump to content

Thomas MacQueen (politician)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thomas MacQueen
MLA for Pictou East
In office
1967–1970
Preceded byA. Lloyd MacDonald
Succeeded byA. Lloyd MacDonald
Personal details
Born1910
Kings Head, Nova Scotia
DiedApril 9, 2003(2003-04-09) (aged 92)
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Occupationfarmer, fisherman

Thomas MacQueen (1910 – April 9, 2003) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Pictou East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1967 to 1970. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]

Born in 1910 at Kings Head, Nova Scotia, MacQueen was a farmer and fisherman.[2] He entered provincial politics in the 1967 election, defeating Liberal incumbent A. Lloyd MacDonald by 128 votes in the Pictou East riding.[3] MacQueen was defeated by MacDonald when he ran for re-election in 1970, losing the seat by 19 votes.[4] In 1972, MacQueen was appointed manager of the Pictou County Home for Disabled.[2] He died in New Glasgow on April 9, 2003.[5][6]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Electoral History for Pictou East" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  2. ^ a b Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 150. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  3. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1967" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1967. p. 69. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
  4. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1970" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1970. p. 72. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
  5. ^ "MacQueen was a great grassroots politician". Government of Nova Scotia. April 10, 2003. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
  6. ^ "Legislature honours former MLAs". The Chronicle Herald. April 11, 2003.