Archibald Menzies Covert
Archibald Menzies Covert | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Kings County | |
| In office June 14, 1911 – July 19, 1916 | |
| Member of the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia | |
| In office May 17, 1917 – September 4, 1922 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 3, 1870 |
| Died | September 4, 1922 (aged 52) |
| Party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Minnie Clarke |
| Alma mater | McGill University (MDCM) |
| Occupation | physician, surgeon, politician |
Archibald Menzies Covert (May 3, 1870 – September 4, 1922) was a physician, surgeon, and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Kings County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1911 to 1916 as a Liberal member.
Covert was born in 1870 at Musquash, New Brunswick to Reverend Walker Covert and Julie Harrington. He was educated at McGill University, earning a Doctor of Medicine in 1898. He married Minnie Clarke of Woodville, Nova Scotia. He served as a councillor for Ward IV in Kings County from 1899 to 1906 and for Ward I from 1906 to 1911. During the First World War, he served overseas with the Canadian Expeditionary Force as part of the Dalhousie No. 7 Stationary Hospital Unit from 1917 to 1919. Covert was appointed to the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia on May 17, 1917, serving until his death in 1922.[1]
He was elected in the 1911 Nova Scotia general election and did not contest the 1916 Nova Scotia general election.[2]
References
- ^ Elliott, Shirley B., ed. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983: A Biographical Directory. Halifax: Province of Nova Scotia. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-88871-050-5.
- ^ "Electoral History for Kings North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature. 2024.