Russell MacEwan explained

Howard Russell MacEwan
Birth Date:1925 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Westville, Nova Scotia
Death Place:New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
Spouse:Joan MacDonald (predeceased)
Spouse2:Betty MacNeil
Parliament:Canadian
Riding:Central Nova
Term Start:June 25, 1968
Term End:January 14, 1971
Parliament2:Canadian
Riding2:Pictou
Term Start2:June 10, 1957
Term End2:June 24, 1968
Profession:Barrister and solicitor
Party:Progressive Conservative

Howard Russell MacEwan (8 May 1925 – 29 June 2008) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Westville, Nova Scotia and became a barrister and solicitor by career.

He was first elected at the Pictou riding in the 1957 general election, then re-elected there in the 1958, 1962, 1963 and 1965. With riding boundary changes, MacEwan won re-election at Central Nova riding in the 1968 federal election. He left federal politics in January 1971, during his term in the 28th Canadian Parliament, to become a Nova Scotia provincial judge at Amherst. From 1977 to 1991, he was based in New Glasgow.

Russell MacEwan died at Aberdeen Hospital in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia on 29 June 2008.[1] [2]

References

  1. News: Obituaries: Judge H. Russell MacEwan . The News (Pictou County, Nova Scotia) . 1 July 2008 .
  2. Web site: Former MP and judge MacEwan dies. CBC News. 2 July 2008.