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Charles MacArthur
MLA for Inverness
In office
1993–1998
Preceded byre-established riding
Succeeded byCharlie MacDonald
MLA for Inverness North
In office
1988–1993
Preceded byJim MacLean
Succeeded byriding dissolved
Personal details
Born(1920-12-27)December 27, 1920
Inverness, Nova Scotia
DiedFebruary 24, 2010(2010-02-24) (aged 89)
Inverness, Nova Scotia
Political partyLiberal

Charles MacArthur (December 27, 1920 – February 24, 2010) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districtsofInverness North and Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1988 to 1998. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]

Born in 1920 at Inverness, Nova Scotia, MacArthur was a municipal councillor for 18 years and served as Warden of Inverness County.[2] He entered provincial politics in the 1988 election, defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent Jim MacLean by 801 votes in the Inverness North riding.[3] In 1993, MacArthur defeated Inverness South MLA Danny Graham for the Liberal nomination in the re-established Inverness riding, after their ridings were eliminated through redistribution.[4] In the 1993 election, MacArthur was re-elected, defeating his closest opponent by 2860 votes.[4][5] He did not reoffer in the 1998 election.[6] MacArthur died in Inverness on February 24, 2010.[2][7][8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  • ^ a b "Charlie MacArthur dies". Cape Breton Post. February 26, 2010.
  • ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1988" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1988. p. 97. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  • ^ a b "MacArthur defeats Crowdis". The Chronicle Herald. May 27, 1993.
  • ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. p. 114. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  • ^ "Businessman wins Grit nomination". The Chronicle Herald. March 9, 1998. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  • ^ "Former area MLA passes away". 101.5 FM The Hawk. February 25, 2010. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  • ^ "Family, friends say goodbye to MacArthur". 101.5 FM The Hawk. February 27, 2010. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2015-04-23.

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