About John E. Ahern
Lived 1897 – 1969 (aged 72). John E. Ahern was a Canadian politician.
John Edward Ahern (February 6, 1897 – April 4, 1969) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Halifax North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1956 to 1963. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
Born in 1897 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Ahern was educated at Saint Mary's University and Dalhousie Law School. He married Ellen Bourke in 1927.
Ahern was an alderman in Halifax from 1941 to 1946, serving as deputy mayor from 1943 to 1946. He was re-elected in 1960. In the 1963 election, Ahern was defeated by Progressive Conservative James H. Vaughan. Ahern died at Halifax on April 4, 1969.
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Canadian politician
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John E. Ahern was born on 6 February 1897 in Halifax.
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John E. Ahern died on 4 April 1969 in Halifax.
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John E. Ahern was a politician.
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