Paul Kinsman

Paul Kinsman
Paul Kinsman
MLA for Kings West
	In office; 1963–1967
Preceded by	Edward D. MacArthur
Succeeded by	Gordon Tidman
MLA for Kings South
	In office; February 21, 1984 – November 6, 1984
Preceded by	Harry How
Succeeded by	Bob Levy
Personal details
Born	March 5, 1931; Berwick, Nova Scotia
Died	May 11, 2014 (aged 83); Kentville, Nova Scotia
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Occupation	family physician

Paul Eric Kinsman (March 5, 1931 – May 11, 2014), was a Canadian physician and politician in the province of Nova Scotia. He served in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a MLA for the constituencies of West Kings (1963–1967) and Kings South (1984).[1][2] He was also Mayor of Wolfville, Nova Scotia from 1974 to 1976.[3]

Kinsman was born in Berwick, Nova Scotia.[3] He attended Acadia University (Horton Academy), Nova Scotia Normal College and Dalhousie University and held Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery degrees from the latter. He also later obtained a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Acadia University in 1972. After a brief teaching career, he practiced as a family physician first in Aylesford, Nova Scotia, and later in Wolfville until his retirement in 2006. In 2001, he was awarded with a Honorary Life Membership in the College of Family Medicine. He died at the Valley Regional Hospital in Kentville, Nova Scotia on May 11, 2014, at the age of 83.[4]

References

"Return of By-elections for the House of Assembly 1984" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1984. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
"Conservative wins in N.S." Montreal Gazette. news.google.com. February 22, 1984. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
"Dr. Paul Kinsman: obituary and death notice on InMemoriam". Inmemoriam.ca. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
Wendy Elliott (May 13, 2014). "Former Wolfville mayor, MLA, family doctor Paul Kinsman dies". The Register/Advertiser. Kingscountynews.ca. Retrieved 2014-05-28.

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[1] "Return of By-elections for the House of Assembly 1984" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1984. Retrieved 2014-10-31.

[2] "Conservative wins in N.S." Montreal Gazette. news.google.com. February 22, 1984. Retrieved 2014-11-14.

[inmemoriam-3] "Dr. Paul Kinsman: obituary and death notice on InMemoriam". Inmemoriam.ca. Retrieved 2014-05-28.

[4] Wendy Elliott (May 13, 2014). "Former Wolfville mayor, MLA, family doctor Paul Kinsman dies". The Register/Advertiser. Kingscountynews.ca. Retrieved 2014-05-28.