Colin H. Chisholm
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Colin H. Chisholm | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Antigonish | |
| In office 1949–1956 | |
| Preceded by | John Patrick Gorman |
| Succeeded by | William F. MacKinnon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 18, 1919 |
| Died | March 30, 1994 (aged 74) |
| Party | Liberal |
Colin Herman Chisholm (December 18, 1919 – March 30, 1994) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Antigonish in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1949 to 1956. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]
Born in 1919, Chisholm was a graduate of St. Francis Xavier University, and Macdonald College.[2] He married Eleanor MacDonald.[2] Chisholm entered provincial politics in the 1949 election, winning the Antigonish riding.[3] He was re-elected in the 1953 election.[4] In June 1954, Chisholm was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Agriculture and Marketing and Minister of Lands and Forests.[2] He was defeated by Progressive Conservative William F. MacKinnon when he ran for re-election in 1956.[5][6] Chisholm returned to politics in 1970, when he was elected mayor of Antigonish.[7] He died in office on March 30, 1994.[7]