Norman T. Spence | |
Birth Date: | 3 November 1911 |
Birth Place: | Ellershouse, Nova Scotia |
Office: | MLA for Hants West |
Term Start: | 1963 |
Term End: | 1970 |
Predecessor: | George Henry Wilson |
Successor: | Robert D. Lindsay |
Party: | Progressive Conservative |
Occupation: | farmer, lumberman |
Norman Tremaine Spence (November 3, 1911 – August 15, 2004) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Hants West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1963 to 1970. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]
Born in 1911 at Ellershouse, Nova Scotia, Spence was a farmer and lumberman by career.[2] He married Lois Rae Duncan in 1938.[2] His brother Harley J. Spence also served in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.[2] Spence entered provincial politics in the 1963 election, winning the Hants West riding by over 1300 votes.[3] He was re-elected in the 1967 election, defeating Liberal Robert D. Lindsay by 284 votes.[4] In the 1970 election, Lindsay ran again and defeated Spence by 266 votes.[5] Spence died on August 15, 2004.[6] [7] [8]