Edward Manson
| Edward Manson | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Cape Breton West | |
| In office 1956–1970 |
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| Preceded by | Malcolm A. Patterson |
| Succeeded by | Allan Sullivan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 6, 1906 Sydney, Nova Scotia |
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| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation | pharmacist |
Edward Alexander Manson (October 6, 1906 – February 17, 1989) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1956 to 1970. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party.[1]
Manson was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia. He was educated at the St. Francis Xavier University and Dalhousie University and was a pharmacist. He married Phemie Wilton in 1927.[2] He owned and operated Manson Drugs Ltd. in Sydney for many years until taking over the Woolco pharmacies throughout the Maritimes.[3] Manson died on February 17, 1989.[3]
Manson first attempted to enter provincial politics in the 1953 Nova Scotia election, but lost to Liberal incumbent Malcolm A. Patterson by over 1,100 votes.[4] Manson ran again in the 1956 election, defeating Patterson by 336 votes.[5] Following the election, Manson was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Trade and Industry,[2][6] and Minister of Mines.[3][6] Manson was re-elected in the 1960,[7] and 1963 elections.[8] Manson continued to serve as Minister of Trade and Industry, but also served as Nova Scotia's first Minister of Fisheries[3] until he resigned from cabinet for personal reasons on June 30, 1964.[9] He remained MLA for Cape Breton West, and was re-elected in the 1967 election.[10] Manson retired from politics in 1970.[3]
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