Preceded by Allan Sullivan Name Ossie Fraser Preceded by new riding Role Politician | Political party Liberal Party Nova Scotia Liberal Party Occupation Steelworker Succeeded by David Muise | |
Died October 29, 1982, Sydney, Canada | ||
Osborne 'Ossie' McKenzie Fraser, (November 7, 1923 – October 29, 1982) was a politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. Born in Edwardsville, he was the son of Ernest Osborne Mary Catherine Fraser.
Fraser worked as a steel worker with Sydney Steel Corporation (SYSCO) for 35 years. He was elected to the Cape Breton County Council in 1964 before moving into provincial politics. He was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a 1976 byelection in the Cape Breton West riding. He was re-elected in the new riding of Cape Breton The Lakes in the 1978 and 1981 provincial elections. He served as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party until he died suddenly on October 29, 1982. Fraser was also a veteran of World War II. He was married to Mary Ruth Briscoe.