Hiram Thomas
Canadian politician
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Hiram Thomas (March 31, 1889 – March 24, 1974) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Kings West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1956 to 1960. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]
Hiram Thomas | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Kings West | |
| In office 1956–1960 | |
| Preceded by | new riding |
| Succeeded by | Edward D. MacArthur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 31, 1889 Rockland, Nova Scotia |
| Died | March 24, 1974 (aged 84) |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation | fruit grower |
Born in 1889 at Rockland, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Thomas was a fruit grower by career.[2] He married Frances Evelyn Coldwell in 1940.[2] Thomas served as mayor of Berwick, Nova Scotia.[2] Thomas made two unsuccessful attempts at entering federal politics, finishing second in Digby—Annapolis—Kings in the 1940 and 1945 federal elections.[3] He first attempted to enter provincial politics in the 1949 election, but was defeated in the dual-member Kings riding.[4] Thomas ran again in the 1956 election, winning the new Kings West riding by 3 votes.[5] He was replaced by Liberal Edward D. MacArthur when he chose not to run for re-election in 1960.[6] Thomas died at Berwick on March 24, 1974.[2]