About Russell MacEwan
Lived 1925 – 2008 (aged 83). Russell MacEwan was a Canadian lawyer, politician and judge.
Howard Russell MacEwan (8 May 1925 – 29 June 2008) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Westville, Nova Scotia and became a barrister and solicitor by career.
He was first elected at the Pictou riding in the 1957 general election, then re-elected there in the 1958, 1962, 1963 and 1965. With riding boundary changes, MacEwan won re-election at Central Nova riding in the 1968 federal election. He left federal politics in January 1971, during his term in the 28th Canadian Parliament, to become a Nova Scotia provincial judge at Amherst. From 1977 to 1991, he was based in New Glasgow.
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Who was Russell MacEwan?
Canadian politician
When was Russell MacEwan born?
Russell MacEwan was born on 8 May 1925 in Westville.
When did Russell MacEwan die?
Russell MacEwan died on 29 June 2008 in New Glasgow.
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Russell MacEwan was a lawyer, politician and judge.
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Russell MacEwan was Canadian.
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