Background
BUCHANAN, John was born on April 22, 1931 in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Son of Murdoch William and Flora Isabel (nee Campbell) Buchanan.
politician solicitor barrister
BUCHANAN, John was born on April 22, 1931 in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Son of Murdoch William and Flora Isabel (nee Campbell) Buchanan.
Mount Allison and Dalhousie Universities.
Minister of Finance, Public Works and Fisheries 1969. Leader, Progressive Conservative Party, N.S. since 1971. Leader of the Opposition 1971-1978.
Premier of N.S. 1978-1990. Honorary D.Eng. (Technical University of N.S.) 1979, Honorary D.C.L. (Mount Allison University) 1980, Doctor of Laws honorary degree (St. Mary’s University) 1982, (St Francis Xavier University) 1986. Centennial.
Skating, w'ater skiing, swimming, reading, history, politics.
Married Mavis Olive Charlotte Forsyth in 1954.
elected to Nova Scotia elected leader