Arthur Russell Nesbitt Explained

Russell Nesbitt
Term Start1:1926
Term End1:1937
Predecessor1:New riding
Successor1:Lionel Conacher
Constituency1:Bracondale
Term Start2:1923
Term End2:1926
Predecessor2:Henry Cooper
Successor2:Riding abolished
Constituency2:Toronto Northwest - Seat B
Party:Conservative
Birth Date:1 November 1883
Birth Place:Nestleton, Durham County, Ontario
Death Place:Toronto, Ontario
Occupation:Lawyer
Spouse:Sadie Harrison Brown (m. 1913)
Children:1

Arthur Russell Nesbitt (November 1, 1883  - July 11, 1962) was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He was elected to Toronto City Council for Ward 4 beginning in 1920, was subsequently elected to the Toronto Board of Control and then was elected provincially representing Toronto Northwest and then Bracondale in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1923 to 1937 as a Conservative member.

He was born in Nestleton, Durham County, Ontario, the son of George M. Nesbitt. Nesbitt was educated at Toronto University and Osgoode Hall, was called to the bar in 1910 and set up practice in Toronto. In 1913, he married Sadie Harrison Brown. Nesbitt was a Master in the Orange Lodge. He and Sadie raised one daughter together.[1]

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  1. News: A. R. Nesbitt . The Globe and Mail . July 12, 1962 . 36.