Michael Dwyer (politician)

Michael Dwyer (February 4, 1879 – December 28, 1953^[1]) was a businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1933 to 1939 as a Liberal member.

He was born in Ireland, the son of Richard Dwyer and Bridget Doyle, and came to Canada in 1889. He was educated in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. In 1907, he married Beatrice S. Campbell. Dwyer was mayor of Sydney Mines from 1926 to 1930.^[1] He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in 1926 and 1930. Dwyer served as Minister of Mines and Public Works and Minister of Labour in the province's Executive Council from 1933 to 1938. He resigned his seat to become president and general manager of the Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Company. Dwyer served as Maritime Regional Superintendent for the National Shipbuilders' Security (NSS) from 1942 to 1945.^[2] He was mayor of New Glasgow from 1949 to 1950. Dwyer died in New Glasgow at the age of 74.^[1]

References

• The Canadian Who's Who, Volume IV, 1948. Trans-Canada Press, Toronto

1. ^ ^{a b c} A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958, Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958)
2. ^ Canada's Greatest Wartime Muddle: National Selective Service and the Mobilization of Human Resources During World War II, Stevenson MD (2001) ISBN 0773522638

External links

• Men in the Mines:A History of Mining Activity in Nova Scotia, 1720-1992, Nova Scotia Archives & Records Management

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