John Patrick Gorman Explained

John Patrick Gorman
Birth Date:8 August 1876
Birth Place:East Tracadie, Nova Scotia
Death Place:Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Office:MLA for Antigonish
Term Start:1942
Term End:1949
Predecessor:John A. MacIsaac
Successor:Colin H. Chisholm
Party:Liberal

John Patrick Gorman (August 8, 1876 – July 3, 1963) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Antigonish in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1942 to 1949. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]

Born in 1876 at East Tracadie, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Gorman was a commercial traveler. He was educated at La Salle Academy, Halifax. Gorman married Margaret MacKinnon in 1907.[2]

Gorman entered provincial politics in 1942, winning a byelection in the Antigonish riding following the death of John A. MacIsaac.[3] Gorman was re-elected in the 1945 election.[4] He did not reoffer in the 1949 election.[1] Gorman died at Antigonish on July 3, 1963.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electoral History for Antigonish. Nova Scotia Legislative Library. 2018-04-03.
  2. Book: Elliott. Shirley B.. The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. 2018-04-03. 1984. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. 0-88871-050-X. 84.
  3. Web site: Return of By-elections for the House of Assembly 1942. Elections Nova Scotia. 1984. 2015-04-25.
  4. Web site: Election Returns, 1945. Elections Nova Scotia. 1945. 2015-04-25.