Layton Fergusson Explained

N. Layton Fergusson
Birth Date:September 5, 1908
Birth Place:Port Morien, Nova Scotia
Death Place:Windsor, Nova Scotia
Office1:MLA for Cape Breton East
Term Start1:1956
Term End1:1970
Predecessor1:Russell Cunningham
Successor1:Jeremy Akerman
Residence:Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Party:Progressive Conservative
Occupation:Lawyer

Neil Layton Fergusson (September 5, 1908 – February 27, 1994) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1956 to 1970. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party.[1]

Fergusson was born in Port Morien, Nova Scotia. He attended Dalhousie University and McGill University and was a lawyer. He married Grace Avery in 1945.[2] He served in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister without portfolio, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Minister of Labour.[2] [3] He died in 1994.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electoral History for Glace Bay . Nova Scotia Legislative Library. April 6, 2018.
  2. Book: Elliott. Shirley B.. The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. April 6, 2018 . 1984. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. 0-88871-050-X. 69.
  3. News: New portfolio established in N.S. Cabinet shuffle. The Globe and Mail. May 2, 1962.
  4. N. Layton Fergusson, Cape Breton Post, February 28, 1994