Donald W. MacKay explained

Donald W. MacKay
Birth Date:3 January 1874
Birth Place:Santa Rosa, California
Death Place:Liverpool, Nova Scotia
Office:MLA for Queens
Term Start:1928
Term End:1933
Predecessor:Frank J.D. Barnjum
Successor:Seth M. Bartling
Party:Liberal-Conservative
Occupation:tailor

Donald Willard MacKay (January 3, 1874 – January 26, 1952) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Queens in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1928 to 1933. He was a Liberal-Conservative member.[1]

MacKay was born in 1874 at Santa Rosa, California, and moved to Nova Scotia in 1877.[2] He married Reta Cook, and was a tailor by career.[2] MacKay served as mayor and town councillor in Liverpool, Nova Scotia.[2] MacKay entered provincial politics in 1928 when he was elected in the dual-member Queens County riding with William Lorimer Hall.[3] He did not reoffer in the 1933 election.[1] MacKay died at Liverpool on January 26, 1952.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electoral History for Queens. Nova Scotia Legislative Library. 2015-05-14. 2016-03-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235841/http://nslegislature.ca/pdfs/about/ConstituencyHistories/queens.pdf. dead.
  2. Book: Elliott. Shirley B.. The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. 2018-05-15. 1984. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. 0-88871-050-X. 136.
  3. Web site: Summary Results from 1867 to 2011. Elections Nova Scotia. 45. 2015-05-14. 2013-10-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20131003090711/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/Elections%20from%201867-2011.pdf. dead.