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Merrill Denzil Rawding (May 8, 1905 – June 13, 2004) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Queens in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1945 to 1953. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]
Merrill D. Rawding | |
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MLA for Queens | |
In office 1945–1953 | |
Preceded by | Harry Dennis Madden |
Succeeded by | W. S. Kennedy Jones |
Personal details | |
Born | East Jordan, Nova Scotia | May 8, 1905
Died | June 13, 2004 99) | (aged
Political party | Nova Scotia Liberal Party |
Born in 1905 at East Jordan, Nova Scotia, Rawding was the son of Thomas Melbourne and Sara Jane Whitman (Cameron) Rawding.[2] He married Elizabeth Spurr.[2] He entered provincial politics in the 1945 election, winning the Queens riding by 341 votes.[3] In July 1947, Rawding was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Highways and Public Works.[2] He was re-elected in the 1949 election.[4] Rawding was defeated by Progressive Conservative W. S. Kennedy Jones when he ran for re-election in 1953.[5][6] Rawding ran again in the 1956 election, but Jones was re-elected by 93 votes.[7] Rawding died on June 13, 2004.[8]
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