Bill Langille
Birth dateJanuary 18, 1944
Birth placeTruro, Nova Scotia
Birth nameHarold William Langille
OfficeMLA for Colchester North
Term start1999
Term end2006
PredecessorEd Lorraine
SuccessorKaren Casey
PartyProgressive Conservative
OccupationPolice officer, tree farmer
Death dateApril 12, 2020 (aged 76)
Death placeLittle Dyke, Nova Scotia

Harold William Langille[1] (January 18, 1944 – April 12, 2020) was a tree farmer, police officer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Colchester North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2006 as a Progressive Conservative.[2]

Born in 1944 in Truro, Nova Scotia, Langille was educated at the Ontario Police College and the Ontario Provincial Police Academy.[3] He worked as a police officer in Truro and Ontario.[3] After his retirement in 1994, he returned to Nova Scotia and owned and operated tree farms in Colchester County.[3] Langille entered provincial politics in 1999,[4] winning the Colchester North riding by more than 1300 votes.[5] In the 2003 election, he was re-elected by more than 1100 votes.[6] Langille did not reoffer in the 2006 election.[7] He died of liver cancer on April 12, 2020.[8]

References

  • O'Handley, Kathleen (2005). Canadian Parliamentary Guide 2005. ISBN 1-4144-0141-8.
  1. ^ "H.W. "Bill" Langille - Sunday, April 12th, 2020"
  2. ^ "Electoral History for Colchester North". Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  3. ^ "MLA biography". Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia. Archived June 26, 2003 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  4. ^ "Novice politicians look to leaders". The Chronicle Herald. July 13, 1999. Archived 2005-01-24 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  5. ^ "Election Returns, 1999 (Colchester North)". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  6. ^ "Election Returns, 2003 (Colchester North)". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  7. ^ "Langille says he won't run again". The Daily News. March 22, 2006.
  8. ^ "Former Nova Scotia MLA Bill Langille passes away on Easter Sunday | SaltWire"