Hiram Thomas

Hiram Thomas (March 31, 1889 – March 24, 1974) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Kings West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1956 to 1960. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]

Hiram Thomas
MLA for Kings West
In office
1956–1960
Preceded bynew riding
Succeeded byEdward D. MacArthur
Personal details
Born(1889-03-31)March 31, 1889
Rockland, Nova Scotia
DiedMarch 24, 1974(1974-03-24) (aged 84)
Berwick, Nova Scotia
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Occupationfruit grower

Born in 1889 at Rockland, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Thomas was a fruit grower by career.[2] He married Frances Evelyn Coldwell in 1940.[2] Thomas served as mayor of Berwick, Nova Scotia.[2] Thomas made two unsuccessful attempts at entering federal politics, finishing second in Digby—Annapolis—Kings in the 1940 and 1945 federal elections.[3] He first attempted to enter provincial politics in the 1949 election, but was defeated in the dual-member Kings riding.[4] Thomas ran again in the 1956 election, winning the new Kings West riding by 3 votes.[5] He was replaced by Liberal Edward D. MacArthur when he chose not to run for re-election in 1960.[6] Thomas died at Berwick on March 24, 1974.[2]

References
  1. "Electoral History for Kings West" (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. 214. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  3. "Digby—Annapolis—Kings, Nova Scotia (1935–1949)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
  4. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1949" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1949. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
  5. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1956" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1956. p. 54. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
  6. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1960" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1960. p. 56. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
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