Robert Dewar Lindsay (October 21, 1919 – April 6, 1999) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Hants West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1978. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]
Robert D. Lindsay | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Hants West | |
| In office 1970–1978 | |
| Preceded by | Norman T. Spence |
| Succeeded by | Ron Russell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 21, 1919 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| Died | April 6, 1999 (aged 79) Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Nova Scotia Liberal Party |
| Residence | Bedford, Nova Scotia |
| Occupation | Funeral director |
Early life and education
editLindsay was born in 1919[2] in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, as the son of Reverend R.W. Lindsay. He attended primary schooling in Kentville, Nova Scotia, then attended the Simmons Institute of Funeral Service in Syracuse, New York.
Before politics
editHe was a funeral director and lived in Bedford, Nova Scotia.[3]
Death
editIn April 1999, Lindsay died at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre in Halifax.[4] He was buried at Hazelbrook, Prince Edward Island.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ a b Obituaries, The Chronicle-Herald, Halifax, Nova Scotia, April 8, 1999, pg. D10
- ^ Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 117. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ "Legislative Business".
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