R. Colin Stewart Explained

R. Colin Stewart
Birth Date:25 June 1926
Birth Place:Greenvale, Pictou County, Nova Scotia
Death Place:Halifax, Nova Scotia
Office1:MLA for Colchester South
Term Start1:1978
Term End1:1993
Predecessor1:new riding
Successor1:riding dissolved
Resting Place:Pine Grove Cemetery, Stewiacke East, Nova Scotia
Party:Progressive Conservative
Occupation:Doctor

Robert Colin David Stewart (June 25, 1926 – August 13, 1994), commonly known as Colin Stewart, was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Colchester South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1993. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party.[1]

Stewart was born at Greenvale in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, in 1926. He attended Acadia University and Dalhousie University and earned Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degrees, later practicing as a physician. Stewart is also a former mayor of Stewiacke, Nova Scotia. He was married to Pearl Campbell.[2] He died on August 13, 1994, at the Halifax Infirmary, aged 68.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electoral History for Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley. Nova Scotia Legislative Library. 2014-11-14. 2017-08-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20170823064028/http://nslegislature.ca/pdfs/about/ConstituencyHistories/colchester-musquodoboit%20valley.pdf. dead.
  2. Book: Elliott. Shirley B.. The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. 2018-05-12. 1984. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. 0-88871-050-X. 210.
  3. "Former MLA Colin Stewart dies", The Chronicle Herald, August 15, 1994, pg. C18.