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DeutschOssie Fraser
Osborne Fraser | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Cape Breton West | |
| In office September 7, 1976 – September 19, 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Allan Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | David Muise |
| MLA for Cape Breton The Lakes | |
| In office September 19, 1978 – October 29, 1982 | |
| Preceded by | new riding |
| Succeeded by | John Newell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 7, 1923[1] Edwardsville, Nova Scotia |
| Died | October 29, 1982 (aged 58) Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Steelworker |
Osborne 'Ossie' McKenzie Fraser, (November 7, 1923 – October 29, 1982) was a politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. Born in Edwardsville, he was the son of Ernest Osborne and Mary Catherine Fraser.[1]
Fraser worked as a steel worker with Sydney Steel Corporation (SYSCO) for 35 years. He was elected to the Cape Breton County Council in 1964 before moving into provincial politics. He was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a 1976 byelection in the Cape Breton West riding.[2][3] He was re-elected in the new riding of Cape Breton The Lakes in the 1978[4] and 1981 provincial elections.[5] He served as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party until he died suddenly on October 29, 1982.[6] Fraser was also a veteran of World War II.[1] He was married to Mary Ruth Briscoe.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 76. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ^ "Return of By-election for the House of Assembly 1976" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1976. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
- ^ "Liberal wins N.S. by-election". The Globe and Mail. September 8, 1976.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1978" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1978. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1981" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1981. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
- ^ "Liberal MLA dies in Sydney". The Globe and Mail. October 30, 1982.
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