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Stewart W. Proudfoot

Stewart W. Proudfoot
MLA for Pictou West
In office
1949–1956
Preceded bynew riding
Succeeded byHarvey Veniot
Personal details
Born
Stewart William Proudfoot

(1908-07-31)July 31, 1908
Scotsburn, Nova Scotia
DiedJune 26, 1986(1986-06-26) (aged 77)
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
Political partyLiberal
Occupationmerchant

Stewart William Proudfoot (July 31, 1908 – June 26, 1986) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Pictou West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1949 to 1956. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]

Proudfoot was born in 1908 at Scotsburn, Pictou County, Nova Scotia.[2] He married Helen Elizabeth MacLean in 1937, and was a merchant by career.[2] Proudfoot entered provincial politics in the 1949 election, winning the newly established Pictou West riding.[3] He was re-elected in the 1953 election, defeating Progressive Conservative Harvey Veniot by 9 votes.[4] Proudfoot was defeated when he ran for re-election in 1956, losing to Veniot by 88 votes.[5] Proudfoot died in 1986.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Electoral History for Pictou West" (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. 180. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  3. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1949" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 57. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  4. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1953" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 58. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  5. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1956" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 61. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  6. ^ "New Glasgow businessman Stewart W. Proudfood dies". The Chronicle-Herald. June 27, 1986.


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