# Harry How

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**Henry W. How** (September 29, 1919 – February 1, 2001) was a Canadian politician. He represented the [electoral district](/source/Electoral_district_(Canada)) of [Kings South](/source/Kings_South) in the [Nova Scotia House of Assembly](/source/Nova_Scotia_House_of_Assembly) from 1970 to 1983. He was a member of the [Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia](/source/Progressive_Conservative_Association_of_Nova_Scotia).[1]

Born in 1919 in [Granville Ferry](/source/Granville_Ferry), [Annapolis County, Nova Scotia](/source/Annapolis_County,_Nova_Scotia), How was a graduate of the [University of New Brunswick](/source/University_of_New_Brunswick).[2] How was a resident of [Wolfville](/source/Wolfville) when he entered provincial politics in the [1970 election](/source/1970_Nova_Scotia_general_election), being elected MLA for Kings South.[3] He was re-elected in the [1974](/source/1974_Nova_Scotia_general_election),[4] [1978](/source/1978_Nova_Scotia_general_election),[5] and [1981 elections](/source/1981_Nova_Scotia_general_election).[6]

On October 5, 1978, How was appointed to the [Executive Council of Nova Scotia](/source/Executive_Council_of_Nova_Scotia) as Attorney General and Provincial Secretary.[7] He held the positions until November 1983, when he retired from politics and was appointed Chief Judge of the [Provincial Court of Nova Scotia](/source/Provincial_Court_of_Nova_Scotia).[2][8] Prior to the [1993 election](/source/1993_Nova_Scotia_general_election), How returned to provincial politics and defeated incumbent MLA [Derrick Kimball](/source/Derrick_Kimball) for the Progressive Conservative nomination in his old riding of Kings South.[9][10] In the general election, Liberal [Robbie Harrison](/source/Robbie_Harrison) defeated How by 128 votes, while Kimball who ran as an independent finished third.[11] How briefly returned to political life in 2000 when he joined the [Canadian Alliance](/source/Canadian_Alliance), and campaigned against federal [Progressive Conservative](/source/Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Canada) leader [Joe Clark](/source/Joe_Clark) in the September 2000 [Kings—Hants](/source/Kings%E2%80%94Hants) byelection.[10]

How died in [Kentville](/source/Kentville) on February 1, 2001.[10][12]

## References

1. ["Electoral History for Kings South"](https://web.archive.org/web/20181108113408/https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/kings%20south.pdf). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Archived from [the original](https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/kings%20south.pdf) on 2018-11-08. 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/97). Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. [97](https://archive.org/details/legislativeassem0000unse/page/97). ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-04.

1. ["Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1970"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212752/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General). Elections Nova Scotia. 1970. p. 68. Archived from [the original](http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201970.pdf) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-11-14.

1. ["Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1974"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195724/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201974.pdf). Elections Nova Scotia. 1974. p. 95. Archived from [the original](http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201974.pdf) on 2014-09-10. Retrieved 2014-11-14.

1. ["Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1978"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170110173414/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201978.pdf). Elections Nova Scotia. 1978. p. 94. Archived from [the original](http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201978.pdf) on 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2014-11-14.

1. ["Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1981"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170111005759/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General). Elections Nova Scotia. 1981. p. 95. Archived from [the original](http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201981.pdf) on 2017-01-11. Retrieved 2014-11-14.

1. "Buchanan's Tory cabinet takes over in Nova Scotia". *The Globe and Mail*. October 6, 1978.

1. "Five added, seven shift jobs in Nova Scotia inner circle". *The Globe and Mail*. November 5, 1983.

1. "Political war horse Harry How back in saddle". *The Chronicle Herald*. October 30, 1992.

1. "Politician's folksy manner masked a keen mind". *The Globe and Mail*. February 8, 2001.

1. ["Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141006070337/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201993.pdf). Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. p. 119. Archived from [the original](http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201993.pdf) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-11-14.

1. ["Harry How is dead"](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/harry-how-is-dead-1.273078). *CBC News*. February 1, 2001. Retrieved 2014-11-14.

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