Guy Murray Logan Explained

Guy Murray Logan
Birth Date:21 February 1899
Birth Place:Elmsdale, Nova Scotia
Death Place:Halifax, Nova Scotia
Office:MLA for Halifax Centre
Term Start:1933
Term End:1937
Predecessor:new riding
Successor:William Duff Forrest
Party:Nova Scotia Liberal Party
Occupation:dental surgeon

Guy Murray Logan (February 21, 1899 – October 31, 1986) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Halifax Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1933 to 1937. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]

Logan was born in 1899 at Elmsdale, Hants County, Nova Scotia. He was educated at Dalhousie University, and was a dental surgeon by career. He married Laurie Anderson in 1928.[1]

Logan was elected an alderman in Halifax on May 27, 1931.[2] He entered provincial politics in the 1933 election, winning the Halifax Centre riding by 948 votes.[3] Logan did not reoffer in the 1937 election.[4] After serving in World War II, Logan returned to Halifax and was named Director of Dental Services for Nova Scotia, and chief of staff, Dentistry at Camp Hill Hospital, retiring on November 21, 1964.[1] Logan died at Halifax on October 31, 1986.[5]

Notes and References

  1. 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. 117.
  2. Web site: Halifax City Council meeting minutes. Halifax Regional Municipality archives. June 11, 1931. 2015-05-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20150518092635/http://halifax.ca/archives/HalifaxCityMinutes/documents/102-1a-1931-06-11p72-111.pdf. May 18, 2015. dead.
  3. Web site: Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1933. Elections Nova Scotia. 31. 2015-05-10.
  4. Web site: Summary Results from 1867 to 2011. Elections Nova Scotia. 50. 2015-05-10. 2013-10-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20131003090711/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/Elections%20from%201867-2011.pdf. dead.
  5. News: Former MLA, dentist dies. The Evening News. New Glasgow. November 4, 1986.