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his business career took him to Dartmouth where he became a ctive inmunicipal affairs. In 1955, he was elected mayor o f the town and pushedfor incorporation of Dartmouth as a c ity, a feat accomplished in 1961.During this time , he ser ved as president of the Union of Nova ScotiaMunicipalitie s and of the Canadian Federation of Mayors. Mr. Akerleygav e up the mayoralty in 1963 to offer for the Provincial Legi slature,as a Progressive Conservative candidate. He won el ection that year forHalifax County -Dartmouth, was re-ele cted in 1967 for Dartmouth South.He entered the Provincia l Government in 1964 as Minister ofAgriculture, a post h e held until 1968 when he became Minister ofHighways. He r esigned with the Government of Premier G. I. Smith in1970.
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Irving married M. Meagher [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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married Margaret, went to work in Boston. The Akerleys retu rned within afew years to a home on the corner of Victori a and Church Streets. HarryAkerley ran a freight service i n his own boat, worked in the brickyard,was janitor of th e Methodist Church for years, etc.
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Harry married Margaret MacLeod about 1903. Margaret (daughter of Allan MacLeod) was born about 1870 in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 09 May 1945 in Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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spent much of his life at sea although he learned the black smith andwoodworking trades as well. At Boston, he becam e a carpenter, wasemployed as a cabinet maker, and saile d as part of a ship's maintenancecrew. He earned his capta in's papers while spending years as first mateon ships ou t of Boston. After travelling the world, he returned to Pugwash where he opened a harness shop. His home was on the co rner ofWater and King Street
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George married Bessie May Dewar about 1872. Bessie was born about 1852 in Barney's River, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 07 Mar 1920 in Pugwash, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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