Donald C. MacNeil explained

Donald C. MacNeil
Birth Date:4 January 1924
Birth Place:Sydney, Nova Scotia
Death Place:Sydney, Nova Scotia
Office1:MLA for Cape Breton South
Term Start1:1956
Term End1:1970
Predecessor1:John Smith MacIvor
Successor1:John Francis Burke
Residence:Halifax, Nova Scotia
Party:Progressive Conservative
Occupation:Lawyer

Donald Campbell MacNeil (January 4, 1924 – October 24, 1978) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1956 to 1970. He is a member of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party.[1]

MacNeil was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia. He attended Acadia University, St. Francis Xavier University, and Dalhousie University. He earned a Bachelor of Laws from Dalhousie in 1948 and went into law practice. In 1948, he married Marguerite Shirley Cameron.[2] He served in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Municipal Affairs.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electoral History for Cape Breton South. Nova Scotia Legislative Library. 2018-04-06. 2018-04-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20180407054344/https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/cape. dead.
  2. Book: Elliott. Shirley B.. The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. 2018-04-06. 1984. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. 0-88871-050-X. 157.