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Frank R. Davis
MLA for Lunenburg County
In office
1933–1948
Preceded byJohn James Kinley
Succeeded byArthur L. Thurlow
Personal details
Born(1888-08-25)August 25, 1888
Shelburne, Nova Scotia
DiedSeptember 17, 1948(1948-09-17) (aged 60)
Ingonish, Nova Scotia
Political partyNova Scotia Liberal Party
Occupationphysician, surgeon

Frank Roy Davis (August 25, 1888 – September 17, 1948) was a Canadian provincial politician from Nova Scotia. He represented the electoral district of Lunenburg in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1933 to 1948. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]

Davis was born in 1888 at Shelburne, Nova Scotia.[2] His parents were Joseph Hiram Davis and the former Eva Trueman.[2] He was educated at Mount Allison University and Dalhousie University, and was a physician and surgeon by career.[2] He married Elizabeth Euphemia Balcom in 1913.[2]

Davis was elected mayor of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia in 1930.[2] He entered provincial politics in the 1933 election, winning a seat for the dual-member Lunenburg riding with Liberal Gordon E. Romkey.[3] Davis was re-elected in the 1937,[4] 1941,[5] and 1945 elections.[6] He served in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Health and Welfare from 1933, also taking the role of Registrar General and Minister of Municipal Affairs in 1945.[2] He therefore served in cabinets led by premiers Angus Macdonald (twice) and Alexander MacMillan. He died in office on September 17, 1948.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Electoral History for Lunenburg County" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 48. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  3. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1933" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 46. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  4. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1937" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 53. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  5. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1941" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 59. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  6. ^ "Election Returns 1945" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
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