Ed Lorraine Explained

Ed Lorraine
Birth Date:April 15, 1928[1]
Birth Place:Onslow, Nova Scotia
Office:MLA for Colchester North
Term Start:1981
Term End:1984
Predecessor:Bill Campbell
Successor:Jack Coupar
Term Start2:1988
Term End2:1999
Predecessor2:Jack Coupar
Successor2:Bill Langille
Party:Liberal
Occupation:Farmer

Edward F. Lorraine (April 15, 1928 – June 18, 2008) was a Canadian politician and farmer. He represented the electoral district of Colchester North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1981 to 1984, and 1988 to 1999. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.

Born in Onslow, Colchester County, Nova Scotia,[2] Lorraine was a cattle farmer who was elected to Colchester County Council in 1972, serving as warden from 1973 to 1981.[3] He was first elected to the provincial legislature in 1981, winning the Colchester North riding by 11 votes.[4] He was defeated in the 1984 election,[5] but regained the seat in 1988.[6] Lorraine was re-elected in 1993,[7] and in 1997 was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Agriculture.[8] He remained in that position following the 1998 election,[9] and did not seek re-election in 1999.[10] In 2004, Lorraine was named to the Atlantic Agricultural Hall of Fame.[3] [11]

Lorraine died on June 18, 2008, at the age of 80.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Elliott. Shirley B.. The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. 2018-05-05. 1984. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. 0-88871-050-X. 119.
  2. Web site: Inductee biography: Edward F. Lorraine. Atlantic Agricultural Hall of Fame. 2014-09-21.
  3. Web site: Ex-agriculture minister Lorraine dies. CBC News. June 18, 2008. 2014-09-21.
  4. Web site: Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1981 . Elections Nova Scotia . 1981 . 2014-09-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140310212300/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201981.pdf . 2014-03-10 .
  5. Web site: Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984 . Elections Nova Scotia . 1984 . 2014-09-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131005021932/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201984.pdf . 2013-10-05 .
  6. Web site: Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1988 . Elections Nova Scotia . 1988 . 2014-09-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140512225642/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201988.pdf . 2014-05-12 .
  7. Web site: Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993 . Elections Nova Scotia . 1993 . 2014-09-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006070337/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201993.pdf . 2014-10-06 .
  8. Web site: Four fresh horses. The Chronicle Herald. July 19, 1997. 2014-09-21. https://web.archive.org/web/19980204072027/http://www.herald.ns.ca/specialevents/libleader/stories/970719101.html. February 4, 1998.
  9. Web site: Who's who in the new crew. The Chronicle Herald. April 8, 1998. 2014-09-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20050123224500/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1998%2F04%2F09+231.raw+PE98Apr9+2. January 23, 2005. dead.
  10. Web site: Lorraine confirms he won't run. The Chronicle Herald. June 22, 1999. 2014-09-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20050124083136/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1999%2F06%2F22+189.raw+PE99Jun22+2. January 24, 2005. dead.
  11. News: Lorraine enters hall of fame. The Chronicle Herald. October 30, 2004.

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