About Chester Melanson
Born 1940. Chester Melanson is a Canadian politician.
Chester Joseph Melanson (born June 26, 1940) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Clare in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1981 to 1984 as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
Melanson was born in 1940 at Meteghan Centre, Digby County, Nova Scotia. A graduate of the University of New Brunswick, Melanson was an athletic director. Melanson was defeated by LeBlanc when he ran for re-election in 1984.
In October 2008, Melanson was awarded the Order of La Pléiade, which was given to honour Acadian and Francophone community leaders, and Members of the Legislative Assembly.
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Chester Melanson was born on 26 June 1940 in Nova Scotia.
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