Alfred B. DeWolfe

Alfred Bert DeWolfe (August 18, 1895 – November 18, 1954) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Pictou and Pictou Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1945 to 1954. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]

Alfred B. DeWolfe
MLA for Pictou Centre
In office
1949–1954
Preceded bynew riding
Succeeded byDonald R. MacLeod
MLA for Pictou
In office
1945–1949
Preceded byErnest G. Irish
Succeeded byriding dissolved
Personal details
Born(1895-08-18)August 18, 1895
Marble Mountain, Nova Scotia
DiedNovember 18, 1954(1954-11-18) (aged 59)
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
Political partyLiberal
Occupationautomobile dealer

Born in 1895 at Marble Mountain, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, DeWolfe was an automobile dealer by career.[2] He was educated at the Nova Scotia Technical College.[2] He married Ina Crossan of Scotland.[2]

DeWolfe entered provincial politics in the 1945 election, winning a seat for the dual-member Pictou riding with Liberal Josiah H. MacQuarrie.[3] In 1949, he was re-elected in the new Pictou Centre riding.[4] In August 1950, DeWolfe was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister without portfolio.[2] In July 1951, he was shuffled to Provincial Secretary, and also served as Minister of Civil Defence.[2] He was re-elected in the 1953 election.[5] In January 1954, DeWolfe was re-appointed a minister without portfolio, but also took over as chairman of the Nova Scotia Power Commission.[6] DeWolfe died in office on November 18, 1954.[2]

References
  1. "Electoral History for Pictou Centre" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  2. Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 54. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  3. "Election Returns 1945" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1945. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  4. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1949" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1949. p. 59. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  5. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1953" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1953. p. 60. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  6. "Cabinet reduced from 11 to 9 in Nova Scotia". The Globe and Mail. January 20, 1954.
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