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Alexander MacIsaac

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Alexander Angus MacIsaac
MLA for Guysborough
In office
June 7, 1960 – October 29, 1968
Preceded byAlexander W. Cameron
Succeeded byAngus MacIsaac
Personal details
BornJuly 18, 1907
DiedOctober 29, 1968(1968-10-29) (aged 61)
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative

Alexander Angus "Tando" MacIsaac (July 18, 1907 – October 29, 1968) was a Nova Scotia politician and Member of the Legislature for Guysborough.

MacIsaac was first elected in the June 7, 1960, general election with a 189-vote margin.[1] He was re-elected in the October 8, 1963, general election by 349 votes,[2] and again in the May 30, 1967, general election by 329 votes.[3]

MacIsaac died on October 29, 1968, as a result of a motor vehicle accident.[4][5] In the subsequent by-election, his son Angus MacIsaac ran and was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

References

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  1. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1960" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1960. Retrieved 2014-09-19.
  2. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1963" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1963. Retrieved 2014-09-19.
  3. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1967" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1967. Retrieved 2014-09-19.
  4. ^ "MacIsaac dies in car crash". The Globe and Mail. October 30, 1968.
  5. ^ "Atlantic Government & Public Policy Agenda – Vol. 2, No. 5". February 2008.