Robert Clifford Levy (October 19, 1905 – March 4, 1971) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Lunenburg County and Lunenburg East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1953 to 1959. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]
R. Clifford Levy | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Lunenburg East | |
| In office 1956–1959 | |
| Preceded by | new riding |
| Succeeded by | Maurice L. Zinck |
| MLA for Lunenburg County | |
| In office 1953–1956 | |
| Preceded by | Gordon E. Romkey Arthur L. Thurlow |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 19, 1905 Sherwood, Nova Scotia |
| Died | March 4, 1971 (aged 65) Bridgewater, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation | lawyer |
Early life
editBorn in 1905 at Sherwood, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Levy was educated at Dalhousie University, and Acadia University.[2]
Career
editLevy served as a town councillor and deputy mayor in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia from 1951 to 1952, and also served as president of the Nova Scotia Union of Municipalities.[2] His son Bob Levy served as a New Democratic Party MLA in the 1980s.[3]
Levy ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate for the Lunenburg County riding in the 1941,[4] 1945,[5] and 1949 elections,[6] but was defeated in all three attempts at entering provincial politics. He ran again in the 1953 election, and won a seat for the dual-member Lunenburg riding with Progressive Conservative Harley J. Spence.[7][8] In the 1956 election, Levy was re-elected by 308 votes in the newly established Lunenburg East riding.[9] On November 20, 1956, Levy was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Municipal Affairs, and Minister of Lands and Forests.[2][10] Levy resigned his seat on July 24, 1959, and was appointed a County Court judge.[2][11]
Death
editLevy died at Bridgewater on March 4, 1971.[2]
Personal life
editHe married Thora McClair Freeman in 1931.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Electoral History for Lunenburg County" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ a b c d e f Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 116. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "Bob Levy – the road to the legislature had detours". The Chronicle Herald. March 9, 1985.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1941" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
- ^ "Election Returns 1945" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 59. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1949" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 50. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1953" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 51. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
- ^ "Liberals win in N.S.". The Globe and Mail. May 27, 1953.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1956" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 55. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
- ^ "N.S. Premier names cabinet of eight men". The Globe and Mail. November 21, 1956.
- ^ "PC is winner of by-election in Nova Scotia". The Globe and Mail. October 15, 1959.