Donald C. MacNeil

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Donald C. MacNeil
MLA for Cape Breton South
In office
1956–1970
Preceded byJohn Smith MacIvor
Succeeded byJohn Francis Burke
Personal details
Born(1924-01-04)January 4, 1924
Sydney, Nova Scotia
DiedOctober 24, 1978(1978-10-24) (aged 54)
Sydney, Nova Scotia
Political partyProgressive Conservative
ResidenceHalifax, Nova Scotia
OccupationLawyer

Donald Campbell MacNeil (January 4, 1924 – October 24, 1978) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1956 to 1970. He is a member of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party.[1]

MacNeil was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia. He attended Acadia University, St. Francis Xavier University, and Dalhousie University. He earned a Bachelor of Laws from Dalhousie in 1948 and went into law practice. In 1948, he married Marguerite Shirley Cameron.[2] He served in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Municipal Affairs.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Electoral History for Cape Breton South". Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-07. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  2. ^ a b Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 157. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-06.