John Wickwire

John Cox Wickwire (December 21, 1899 – August 20, 1994) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Queens in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1974 to 1978. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]

John Wickwire
MLA for Queens
In office
1974–1978
Preceded byFloyd MacDonald
Succeeded byJohn Leefe
Personal details
Born(1899-12-21)December 21, 1899
Milford, Nova Scotia
DiedAugust 20, 1994(1994-08-20) (aged 94)
Liverpool, Nova Scotia
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Occupationphysician, cardiologist

Born in 1899 at Milford, Nova Scotia, Wickwire was a graduate of Dalhousie University, and Harvard Medical School.[2] He married Dorothy Charlotte Fraser in 1929.[2] Dr. John C. Wickwire Academy in Liverpool, Nova Scotia is named in his honour.[3]

A member of Liverpool Town Council for five years,[2] Wickwire entered provincial politics in the 1974 election, winning the Queens riding by 256 votes.[4] He served one term, and did not reoffer in the 1978 election.[1] Wickwire died on August 20, 1994, in Liverpool.[5]

References
  1. "Electoral History for Queens" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  2. Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 233. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  3. "About us: Wickwire family history". Dr. John C. Wickwire Academy. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
  4. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1974" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1974. p. 108. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
  5. "John Cox Wickwire". The Chronicle Herald. August 22, 1994.
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