Harley J. Spence
Harley James Spence (November 27, 1904 – April 27, 1993) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Lunenburg County and Lunenburg West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1953 to 1970. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.
Harley J. Spence | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Lunenburg West | |
| In office 1956–1970 | |
| Preceded by | new riding |
| Succeeded by | Maurice DeLorey |
| MLA for Lunenburg County | |
| In office 1953–1956 | |
| Preceded by | Gordon E. Romkey Arthur L. Thurlow |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 27, 1904 Ellershouse, Nova Scotia |
| Died | April 27, 1993 (aged 88) Bradenton, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence | Bridgewater, Nova Scotia |
| Occupation | businessman |
Born in 1904 at Ellershouse, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Spence was a businessman by career. He married Ella Peach Riley in 1929. He served as a municipal councillor for West Hants from 1932 to 1942. Spence entered provincial politics in 1953 when he was elected in the dual-member Lunenburg County riding with R. Clifford Levy. In the 1956 election, Spence was re-elected by 67 votes in the newly established Lunenburg West riding. He was re-elected in the 1960, 1963, and 1967 elections. Spence did not reoffer in the 1970 election. Spence died in 1993 in Bradenton, Florida.