Charles MacArthur (politician)

Charles MacArthur (December 27, 1920 – February 24, 2010) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Inverness North and Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1988 to 1998. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]

Charles MacArthur
MLA for Inverness
In office
1993–1998
Preceded byre-established riding
Succeeded byCharlie MacDonald
MLA for Inverness North
In office
1988–1993
Preceded byJim MacLean
Succeeded byriding dissolved
Personal details
Born(1920-12-27)December 27, 1920
Inverness, Nova Scotia
DiedFebruary 24, 2010(2010-02-24) (aged 89)
Inverness, Nova Scotia
Political partyLiberal

Born in 1920 at Inverness, Nova Scotia, MacArthur was a municipal councillor for 18 years and served as Warden of Inverness County.[2] He entered provincial politics in the 1988 election, defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent Jim MacLean by 801 votes in the Inverness North riding.[3] In 1993, MacArthur defeated Inverness South MLA Danny Graham for the Liberal nomination in the re-established Inverness riding, after their ridings were eliminated through redistribution.[4] In the 1993 election, MacArthur was re-elected, defeating his closest opponent by 2860 votes.[4][5] He did not reoffer in the 1998 election.[6] MacArthur died in Inverness on February 24, 2010.[2][7][8]

References
  1. "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  2. "Charlie MacArthur dies". Cape Breton Post. February 26, 2010.
  3. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1988" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1988. p. 97. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  4. "MacArthur defeats Crowdis". The Chronicle Herald. May 27, 1993.
  5. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. p. 114. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  6. "Businessman wins Grit nomination". The Chronicle Herald. March 9, 1998. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  7. "Former area MLA passes away". 101.5 FM The Hawk. February 25, 2010. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  8. "Family, friends say goodbye to MacArthur". 101.5 FM The Hawk. February 27, 2010. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
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