# Edward Haliburton

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**Edward Douglas Haliburton** (March 28, 1898 – March 12, 1990) was a Canadian politician. He represented the [electoral districts](/source/Electoral_district_(Canada)) of [Kings County](/source/Kings_(provincial_electoral_district)) and [Kings South](/source/Kings_South) in the [Nova Scotia House of Assembly](/source/Nova_Scotia_House_of_Assembly) from 1953 to 1970. He was a member of the [Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia](/source/Progressive_Conservative_Association_of_Nova_Scotia).[1]

Born in 1898 at [St. John's](/source/St._John's,_Newfoundland_and_Labrador), [Newfoundland](/source/Colony_of_Newfoundland), Haliburton was educated at [Dalhousie University](/source/Dalhousie_University), and [University of King's College](/source/University_of_King's_College).[2] He married Louella Jean Tattrie in March 1926.[2] By career, Haliburton was a farmer, fruit grower, and journalist.[2]

Haliburton first attempted to enter provincial politics in the [1949 election](/source/1949_Nova_Scotia_general_election), but was defeated by 184 votes.[3] He ran again in the [1953 election](/source/1953_Nova_Scotia_general_election), and was elected in the dual-member riding of Kings County with Progressive Conservative [George Arthur Boggs](/source/George_Arthur_Boggs).[4] In the [1956 election](/source/1956_Nova_Scotia_general_election), Haliburton was re-elected in the new Kings South riding by 774 votes.[5] In November 1956, Haliburton was appointed to the [Executive Council of Nova Scotia](/source/Executive_Council_of_Nova_Scotia) as Minister of Agriculture and Marketing.[2][6] In July 1959, he was given an additional role in cabinet as Minister of Lands and Forests.[2] Haliburton was re-elected in the [1960](/source/1960_Nova_Scotia_general_election),[7] and [1963 elections](/source/1963_Nova_Scotia_general_election).[8] In July 1964, Haliburton was moved to Minister of Fisheries, while remaining as Minister of Lands and Forests.[2][9] He was re-elected in the [1967 election](/source/1967_Nova_Scotia_general_election).[10] When [George Isaac Smith](/source/George_Isaac_Smith) was sworn in as premier in September 1967, Haliburton retained his previous cabinet roles, but was also named Minister of Education.[2][11] In May 1968, Smith shuffled his cabinet, moving Haliburton to Provincial Secretary.[2][12] He did not reoffer in the [1970 election](/source/1970_Nova_Scotia_general_election).[1]

Haliburton died at [Halifax](/source/Halifax,_Nova_Scotia) on March 12, 1990.[13]

## References

1. ["Electoral History for Kings South"](https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/kings%20south.pdf). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-04.

1. Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). [*The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory*](https://archive.org/details/legislativeassem0000unse/page/86). Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. [86](https://archive.org/details/legislativeassem0000unse/page/86). ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-04.

1. ["Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1949"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150518081248/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201949.pdf). Elections Nova Scotia. 1949. p. 47. Archived from [the original](http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201949.pdf) on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-04-27.

1. ["Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1953"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150402111427/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General). Elections Nova Scotia. 1953. p. 47. Archived from [the original](http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201953.pdf) on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-27.

1. ["Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1956"](http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201956.pdf). Elections Nova Scotia. 1956. p. 52. Retrieved 2015-04-27.[dead link]

1. "N.S. Premier names cabinet of eight men". *The Globe and Mail*. November 21, 1956.

1. ["Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1960"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023033/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201960.pdf). Elections Nova Scotia. 1960. p. 55. Archived from [the original](http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201960.pdf) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-04-27.

1. ["Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1963"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212522/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General). Elections Nova Scotia. 1963. p. 58. Archived from [the original](http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201963.pdf) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-04-27.

1. "N.S. cabinet is reshuffled by Stanfield". *The Globe and Mail*. July 1, 1964.

1. ["Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1967"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000021/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201967.pdf). Elections Nova Scotia. 1967. p. 60. Archived from [the original](http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201967.pdf) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-04-27.

1. "G.I. Smith sworn in as N.S. Premier; Stanfield gets ready for Ottawa move". *The Globe and Mail*. September 14, 1967.

1. "Premier shifts 7 portfolios in N.S. cabinet". *The Globe and Mail*. May 10, 1968.

1. "Haliburton praised by former political colleagues". *The Chronicle Herald*. March 14, 1990.

## Further reading

- Haliburton, E. D., and Gordon Haliburton. *Boats, Books and Apples: A Portrait of E.D. Haliburton, a Rugged Individualist*. Wolfville, N.S: Haliburton Farms and Stoney Hill Pub, 2003. ISBN 0969538227

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