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John Patrick Gorman

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John Patrick Gorman
MLA for Antigonish
In office
1942–1949
Preceded byJohn A. MacIsaac
Succeeded byColin H. Chisholm
Personal details
Born(1876-08-08)August 8, 1876
East Tracadie, Nova Scotia
DiedJuly 3, 1963(1963-07-03) (aged 86)
Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Political partyLiberal

John Patrick Gorman (August 8, 1876 – July 3, 1963) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Antigonish in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1942 to 1949. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]

Born in 1876 at East Tracadie, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Gorman was a commercial traveler. He was educated at La Salle Academy, Halifax. Gorman married Margaret MacKinnon in 1907.[2]

Gorman entered provincial politics in 1942, winning a byelection in the Antigonish riding following the death of John A. MacIsaac.[3] Gorman was re-elected in the 1945 election.[4] He did not reoffer in the 1949 election.[1] Gorman died at Antigonish on July 3, 1963.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Electoral History for Antigonish" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  2. ^ a b Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 84. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  3. ^ "Return of By-elections for the House of Assembly 1942" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1984. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  4. ^ "Election Returns, 1945" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1945. Retrieved 2015-04-25.