Roland J. Thornhill
| Roland J. Thornhill | |
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| MLA for Dartmouth South | |
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In office 1974–1993 |
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| Preceded by | D. Scott MacNutt |
| Succeeded by | John Savage |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 3, 1935 Grand Bank, Newfoundland |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia |
| Occupation | stockbroker, consultant |
Roland John Thornhill (born September 3, 1935) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Dartmouth South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1974 to 1993. He is a member of the Progressive Conservative.
Thornhill was born in Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador. He attended the Memorial University of Newfoundland and Dalhousie University and was a stockbroker. From 1967 to 1973, he served as mayor of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. In 1955, he married Joyce Marie Moore. Thornhill is currently a financial consultant at Clarke, Inc..
On February 3, 1971, while serving as mayor of Darthmouth, Thornhill announced his candidacy for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia. At the leadership convention, Thornhill was eliminated on the first ballot, finishing third behind Gerald Doucet and John Buchanan. Thornhill threw his support to Buchanan, who overtook Doucet on the second ballot to win the leadership.
Thornhill ran in the 1974 election, and defeated Liberal cabinet minister D. Scott MacNutt by 620 votes in the Dartmouth South riding. He was re-elected in the 1978 election. On October 5, 1978, Thornhill was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Development, Chair of the Treasury Board, and Deputy Premier. In June 1979, Premier John Buchanan restructured most government departments, which included Thornhill giving up the Chair of the Treasury Board.
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