Donald MacKeen Smith
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| Donald MacKeen Smith | |
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| MLA for Halifax Citadel | |
| In office 1967–1970 |
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| Preceded by | new riding |
| Succeeded by | Ronald Wallace |
| MLA for Halifax Centre | |
| In office 1960–1967 |
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| Preceded by | Gordon S. Cowan |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 26, 1923 Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation | business executive |
Donald MacKeen Smith (November 26, 1923 – February 16, 1998) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Halifax Centre and Halifax Citadel[1] in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1960 to 1970 as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.[2]
Born in 1923 at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Smith was educated at the University of King's College and Dalhousie University.[2] He married Helen Elizabeth Guildford in 1949.[2] A business executive by career, Smith was president of J.E. Morse and Co. Ltd.[2]
Smith entered provincial politics in the 1960 election, defeating Liberal incumbent Gordon S. Cowan by 270 votes in the Halifax Centre riding.[3] In December 1961, Smith was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Mines.[2] He was re-elected in 1963, defeating Cowan by 1603 votes.[4] In the 1967 election, Smith was re-elected in the newly established Halifax Citadel riding.[5] Smith resigned from cabinet in February 1969,[6] and was defeated by Liberal Ron Wallace when he ran for re-election in 1970.[7] In January 1980, Smith was appointed Agent General for Province of Nova Scotia in London.[2] Smith died at Halifax on February 16, 1998.[8]
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