Eric Spinney
| Eric H. Spinney | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Yarmouth | |
| In office 1956–1960 |
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| Preceded by | William H. Brown Raymond Z. Bourque |
| Succeeded by | George A. Burridge |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 10, 1886 Yarmouth, Nova Scotia |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Nova Scotia Liberal Party |
| Occupation | business executive |
Eric Harvey Spinney (August 10, 1886 – August 2, 1972) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Yarmouth in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1956 to 1960. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]
Spinney was born in 1886 at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.[2] He was educated at the University of King's College and the University of Toronto, and was a business executive.[2] He married Flora MacGregor Harding in 1920, and then Eunice Mae Milberry in 1943.[2] Spinney served as mayor of Yarmouth from 1938 to 1944, and 1946 to 1950.[2]
Spinney entered provincial politics in the 1956 election, winning a seat for the dual-member Yarmouth riding with Liberal Willard O'Brien.[3] He was defeated when he ran for re-election in 1960, losing to O'Brien and Progressive Conservative candidate George A. Burridge.[4] Spinney died at Montreal on August 2, 1972.[2]
