Career
He represented the electoral district of Lunenburg Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1956 to 1970. Born in 1898 at Upper Northfield, Nova Scotia, Lohnes was a farmer by career. Lohnes entered provincial politics in the 1956 election, winning the Lunenburg Centre riding by 152 votes.
He was re-elected in the 1960, 1963, and 1967 elections.
In the 1970 election, Lohnes was defeated by Liberal Walton Cook. Lohnes died at Bridgewater, Nova Scotia on September 6, 1982.
