James_A._Langille

James A. Langille

James A. Langille

Canadian politician

James Arnold Langille (February 18, 1909 – April 10, 1979) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cumberland East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1953 to 1970. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]

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Born in 1909 at Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia, Langille was a graduate of Dalhousie University.[2] He was a physician, and an eye, ear, nose and throat specialist.[2] Langille married Marjorie Blair in 1934.[2]

Langille entered provincial politics in the 1953 election, defeating Liberal incumbent Martin J. Kaufman by 179 votes in Cumberland East.[3][4] He was re-elected in the 1956,[5] 1960,[6] 1963,[7] and 1967 elections.[8] He did not reoffer in the 1970 election.[1] Langille died in St. Petersburg, Florida on April 10, 1979.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Electoral History for Cumberland East" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  2. [2]
    Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 112. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  3. [3]
    "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1953" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1953. p. 21. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  4. [4]
    "Minister, Speaker defeated". The Globe and Mail. May 27, 1953.
  5. [5]
    "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1956" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1956. p. 22. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  6. [6]
    "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1960" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1960. p. 26. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  7. [7]
    "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1963" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1963. p. 25. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  8. [8]
    "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1967" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1967. p. 26. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
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