Hugh Tinkham
| Hugh Tinkham | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Argyle | |
| In office 1981–1984 | |
| Preceded by | new riding |
| Succeeded by | Neil LeBlanc |
| MLA for Yarmouth County | |
| In office 1974–1981 | |
| Preceded by | George A. Snow |
| Succeeded by | dual-member riding abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 8, 1946[1] Yarmouth, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Real estate agent, businessman |
George Hugh Tinkham[2] (born April 8, 1946) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Yarmouth County, and Argyle in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1974 to 1984. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
Born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia,[1] Tinkham entered provincial politics in the 1974 election, winning the dual-member Yarmouth County riding with fellow Liberal Fraser Mooney.[3] He was re-elected along with Mooney in the 1978 election.[4] In the 1981 election, Tinkham was re-elected in the new Argyle riding.[5] He did not seek re-election in 1984.[6] Following his political career, Tinkham worked as a real estate agent.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 216. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
- ↑ "Electoral History for Yarmouth". Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
- ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1974". Elections Nova Scotia. 1974. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
- ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1978". Elections Nova Scotia. 1978. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
- ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1981". Elections Nova Scotia. 1981. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
- ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984". Elections Nova Scotia. 1984. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
- ↑ "Hugh Tinkham real estate biography". Retrieved 2014-11-10.