Guy Brown (politician)
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Guy A. C. Brown was a politician in Nova Scotia
, Canada
. He represented Cumberland Centre
and then Cumberland South
in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
from 1974 to 1998.
He was born in Springhill, Nova Scotia
and served in the Canadian Army from 1956 to 1962. Brown served in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia
as Minister of Consumer Affairs from 1976 to 1978 and Minister of Housing and Consumer Affairs from 1993 to 1996. Brown was mayor of Springhill from 2004 to 2008
Brown died on April 5, 2009, in Moncton, New Brunswick, after a lengthy illness. He was 72.
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He represented Cumberland Centre
Cumberland Centre
Cumberland Centre was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1949 to 1993.-Members of the Legislative Assembly:...
and then Cumberland South
Cumberland South
Cumberland South is a provincial electoral district in Cumberland Country, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.The communities of Oxford, Parrsboro and Springhill are within its boundaries....
in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
Nova Scotia House of Assembly
The Nova Scotia Legislature, consisting of Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant Governor and the House of Assembly, is the legislative branch of the provincial government of Nova Scotia, Canada...
from 1974 to 1998.
He was born in Springhill, Nova Scotia
Springhill, Nova Scotia
-Coal mining:The first industrial coal mining in the area took place in the 1870s after a rail connection was built by the Springhill and Parrsboro Coal and Railway Company to the newly completed Intercolonial Railway at neighbouring Springhill Junction....
and served in the Canadian Army from 1956 to 1962. Brown served in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia
Executive Council of Nova Scotia
The Executive Council of Nova Scotia is the cabinet of that Canadian province....
as Minister of Consumer Affairs from 1976 to 1978 and Minister of Housing and Consumer Affairs from 1993 to 1996. Brown was mayor of Springhill from 2004 to 2008
Brown died on April 5, 2009, in Moncton, New Brunswick, after a lengthy illness. He was 72.