Harley J. Spence

Harley James Spence (November 27, 1904 – April 27, 1993) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Lunenburg County and Lunenburg West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1953 to 1970. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]

Harley J. Spence
MLA for Lunenburg West
In office
1956–1970
Preceded bynew riding
Succeeded byMaurice DeLorey
MLA for Lunenburg County
In office
1953–1956
Preceded byGordon E. Romkey
Arthur L. Thurlow
Succeeded byriding dissolved
Personal details
Born(1904-11-27)November 27, 1904
Ellershouse, Nova Scotia
DiedApril 27, 1993(1993-04-27) (aged 88)
Bradenton, Florida, U.S.
Political partyProgressive Conservative
ResidenceBridgewater, Nova Scotia
Occupationbusinessman

Born in 1904 at Ellershouse, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Spence was a businessman by career.[2] He married Ella Peach Riley in 1929.[2] He served as a municipal councillor for West Hants from 1932 to 1942.[2] Spence entered provincial politics in 1953 when he was elected in the dual-member Lunenburg County riding with R. Clifford Levy.[3][4] In the 1956 election, Spence was re-elected by 67 votes in the newly established Lunenburg West riding.[5] He was re-elected in the 1960,[6] 1963,[7] and 1967 elections.[8] Spence did not reoffer in the 1970 election.[1] Spence died in 1993 in Bradenton, Florida.[9]

References
  1. "Electoral History for Lunenburg West" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 206. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  3. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1953" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 51. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  4. "Liberals win in N.S.". The Globe and Mail. May 27, 1953.
  5. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1956" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 56. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  6. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1960" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 61. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  7. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1963" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 64. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  8. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1967" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 66. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  9. "Obituaries". The Chronicle-Herald. April 28, 1993.
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