Hanson Dowell
Canadian ice hockey administrator and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hanson Taylor Dowell QC (September 14, 1906 ā September 23, 2000) was a Canadian ice hockey administrator and politician. He served as president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association from 1945 to 1947, and was the first person from the Maritimes to serve on the national executive. He sought to have the Canadian definition of amateur recognized at the World Championships and the Olympic Games for the benefit of Canada's national team, and negotiated the merger of the International Ice Hockey Association into the Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace. He served as president of the Maritime Amateur Hockey Association from 1936 to 1940, and later as treasurer of the Maritimes and the Nova Scotia Hockey Associations for a combined 30 years.
Hanson Dowell | |
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Nova Scotia House of Assembly member for Annapolis East | |
In office June 7, 1960 ā February 1962 | |
Preceded by | Henry Hicks |
Succeeded by | John I. Marshall |
Personal details | |
Born | (1906-09-14)September 14, 1906 Stewiacke, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Died | September 23, 2000(2000-09-23) (aged 94) Middleton, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Politician, judge, lawyer, teacher |
Known for | President of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and the Maritime Amateur Hockey Association |
Awards | |
Dowell was a graduate of Dalhousie Law School and practiced law for 31 years in Middleton, Nova Scotia. He was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Conservative Party member for Annapolis East, then resigned his seat when appointed a stipendiary magistrate. He was later elevated to judge on the trial division of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court, and was one of the founding members of the Western Counties Bar Association. He was among the first recipients of the Order of Merit established by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association in 1962, was named a Queen's Counsel in recognition of his legal career, and was inducted into the builder category of Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame in 1980.