Gordon L. S. Hart

Gordon L. S. Hart
MLA for Dartmouth North
In office
1967–1968
Preceded by riding established
Succeeded by Gerald G. Wambolt
MLA for Halifax County Dartmouth
In office
1960–1963
Preceded by Geoffrey W. Stevens
Succeeded by Irvin William Akerley
Personal details
Born (1924-12-23)December 23, 1924
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Died September 28, 2010(2010-09-28) (aged 85)
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Political party Nova Scotia Liberal Party
Occupation Lawyer

Gordon Leavitt Shaw Hart (December 23, 1924 – September 28, 2010) was a Canadian politician and judge. He represented the electoral district of Halifax County Dartmouth in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1960 to 1963, and Dartmouth North from 1967 to 1968. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]

Born in 1924 at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Hart was a graduate of the University of King's College and Dalhousie University.[2] A lawyer by career, he served as an alderman in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia from 1956 to 1960.[2]

Hart entered provincial politics in the 1960 election, winning the Halifax County Dartmouth riding by 605 votes.[3] He was defeated by Irvin William Akerley when he ran for re-election in 1963.[4] Hart returned to politics in the 1967 election, winning the new Dartmouth North riding.[5] He resigned on September 30, 1968, when he was appointed to the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia.[2] In 1978, he was elevated to the Appeals Division,[6] where he served until his retirement in 2000.[7] He died in Dartmouth on September 28, 2010.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Electoral History for Dartmouth North" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  2. 1 2 3 Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory (PDF). Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 91. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  3. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1960" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1960. p. 34. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  4. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1963" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1963. p. 33. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  5. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1967" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1967. p. 29. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  6. ↑ "N.S. minister named a judge of appeal court". The Globe and Mail. April 22, 1978.
  7. 1 2 "Hon. Gordon Leavitt Shaw Hart". The Globe and Mail. October 2, 2010. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
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