Gordon E. Romkey Explained

Gordon Emerson Romkey
Birth Date:	May 14, 1885
Birth Place:	West Dublin, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia
Office1:	MLA for Lunenburg
Term Start1:	1928
Term End1:	1953
Office2:	Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
Term Start2:	1940
Term End2:	1953
Predecessor2:	Moses Elijah McGarry
Successor2:	John Smith MacIvor
Party:	Liberal
Occupation:	merchant

Gordon Emerson Romkey (May 13, 1885  - September 3, 1977) was a general merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Lunenburg in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1928 to 1953 as a Liberal member.

Early life

He was born in West Dublin, Nova Scotia, the son of Michael J. Romkey and Margaret S. Ritchie.

Career

Romkey served on the municipal council and was warden from 1922 to 1928. He was named speaker for the provincial assembly in 1940, serving until his defeat when he ran for reelection in 1953.^[1]

Death

He died in 1977.^{[2] [3]}

Personal life

In 1907, he married Elsie A. Slater.

References

• Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1941, AL Normandin

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=DnrEEhBqaTMC&pg=PA181 Henderson, TS Angus L. Macdonald: A Provincial Liberal (2007)
2. Web site: Romkey Family Cemetery, Crescent Beach, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.
3. Web site: Dalhousie University Libraries Archives - Business . 2008-11-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090324034511/http://www.library.dal.ca/DUASC/FindingAids/Business# . 2009-03-24 . dead .