Background
Born in Pugwash, Nova Scotia, the son of Harry and Margaret MacLeod Akerley, he was a businessman in Dartmouth running his own businesses and working for others
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Irvin Akerley
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In 1955, he was elected the first mayor of Dartmouth. He resigned to run for a seat in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 1963 election and was elected as a Progressive Conservative representative for the district of Halifax County Dartmouth. He served in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Agriculture, and Minister of Highways.
He was re-elected in the 1967 election in the new Dartmouth South riding.
He was defeated when he ran for re-election in 1970 and later became Chairman of the Dartmouth General Hospital. Also for contributions to the business and community life of Dartmouth during and after his terms as alderman and mayor".
Akerley Campus of the Nova Scotia Community College is named in his honour. Akerley was married to Margaret McLeod and had two sons: Robert and Donald.
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Nationality
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Political Party
Conservative
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Member of the Order of Canada Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.