Geoffrey W. Stevens

Geoffrey W. Stevens (January 16, 1891 – February 7, 1963) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Halifax East and Halifax County Dartmouth in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1933 to 1960. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]

Geoffrey W. Stevens
MLA for Halifax County Dartmouth
In office
1956–1960
Preceded bynew riding
Succeeded byGordon L. S. Hart
MLA for Halifax East
In office
1933–1956
Preceded bynew riding
Succeeded byDuncan MacMillan
Personal details
Born(1891-01-16)January 16, 1891
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
DiedFebruary 7, 1963(1963-02-07) (aged 72)
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Political partyNova Scotia Liberal Party
Occupationpharmacist

Stevens was born in 1891 at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.[2] He was educated at Dalhousie University, and was a pharmacist by career.[2] He married Helen Lithgow Bauld in 1914.[2]

Stevens entered provincial politics in the 1933 election, defeating Conservative incumbent Josiah Frederick Fraser in the newly established Halifax East riding.[3] He was re-elected in the 1937,[4] 1941,[5] and 1945 elections.[6] In April 1946, Stevens was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister for the Nova Scotia Liquor Control Act.[2] He retained the portfolio through re-elections in 1949[7] and 1953.[8] In the 1956 election, Stevens was re-elected in the new Halifax County Dartmouth riding.[9] He did not reoffer in the 1960 election.[1] Stevens died at Dartmouth on February 7, 1963.[2]

References
  1. "Electoral History for Halifax East" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  2. Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 209. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  3. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1933" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1933. p. 36. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  4. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1937" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1937. p. 41. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  5. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1941" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1941. p. 46. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  6. "Election Returns 1945" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1945. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  7. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1949" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1949. p. 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  8. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1953" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1953. p. 34. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  9. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1956" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1956. p. 42. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
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