E. Keith Potter Explained

E. Keith Potter
Birth Date:27 September 1911
Birth Place:Plympton, Nova Scotia
Death Place:Sanibel Island, Florida
Office:MLA for Digby
Term Start:1949
Term End:1953
Predecessor:Joseph William Comeau
Successor:Victor Cardoza
Party:Progressive Conservative
Occupation:lumber operator

Everett Keith Potter (September 27, 1911 – February 20, 1980) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Digby in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1949 to 1953. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]

Early life and education

Born in 1911 at Plympton, Nova Scotia, Potter was a lumber operator by career.[2] He graduated from Acadia University in 1935.[2]

Political career

Potter entered provincial politics in the 1949 election, winning the Digby riding by 82 votes.[3] He did not reoffer in the 1953 election.[1] Potter attempted to regain the seat in the 1960 election, but lost to Liberal incumbent Victor Cardoza by 58 votes.[4]

Death

Potter died at Sanibel Island, Florida on February 20, 1980.[2]

Personal life

He married Ruberta Rand in 1938.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electoral History for Clare-Digby. Nova Scotia Legislative Library. 2015-04-30. 2017-08-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20170823064832/http://nslegislature.ca/pdfs/about/ConstituencyHistories/clare-digby.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. 178.
  3. Web site: Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1949 . Elections Nova Scotia . 1949 . 25 . 2015-04-30 . 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 1960. Elections Nova Scotia. 1960. 29. 2015-04-30.