Donald J. Fraser Explained

Donald J. Fraser
Birth Date:12 October 1908
Birth Place:Saint John, New Brunswick
Death Place:Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Office:MLA for Yarmouth
Term Start:1949
Term End:1953
Predecessor:Henry A. Waterman
Successor:Raymond Z. Bourque
Party:Nova Scotia Liberal Party
Occupation:lawyer

Donald Jackson Fraser (October 12, 1908 – October 2, 1982) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Yarmouth in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1949 to 1953. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]

Fraser was born in 1908 at Saint John, New Brunswick.[2] He was educated at the University of New Brunswick and Dalhousie University, and was a lawyer by career.[2] Fraser entered provincial politics in the 1949 election, winning the dual-member Yarmouth riding with Progressive Conservative William H. Brown.[3] He was defeated when he ran for re-election in 1953.[4] Fraser died at Yarmouth on October 2, 1982.[2] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electoral History for Yarmouth. Nova Scotia Legislative Library. 2018-04-05.
  2. Book: Elliott. Shirley B.. The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. 2018-04-05. 1984. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. 0-88871-050-X. 75.
  3. Web site: Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1949 . Elections Nova Scotia . 1949 . 66 . 2015-04-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518081248/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201949.pdf . 2015-05-18 .
  4. Web site: Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1953. Elections Nova Scotia. 1953. 66. 2015-04-29.
  5. News: Former provincial MLA Donald J Fraser dies. The Chronicle Herald. October 5, 1982.