Preceded by Maurice L. Zinck Succeeded by Jim Barkhouse Role Merchant | Name Ron Barkhouse Occupation businessman | |
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Born April 22, 1926
New Ross, Nova Scotia ( 1926-04-22 ) Died April 7, 2014, Halifax, Canada Political party Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia | ||
Ronald Theodore Barkhouse (April 22, 1926 – April 7, 2014) was a merchant and politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Lunenburg East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1974 to 1984 as a Progressive Conservative member.
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Early life and education
He was born in New Ross, Nova Scotia, the son of Alfred S. Barkhouse and Anne Bertha Meister, and was educated at the Horton Academy.
Career
Barkhouse operated a wholesale lumber business and a general store. In 1951, he married Eleanor Plunket Grant. Barkhouse was a member of the municipal council for Chester from 1952 to 1967 and also served on the local school board. He served in the province's Executive Council as Minister of Mines and Energy. Barkhouse was also a commissioner for the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia.
Death
Barkhouse died in Halifax on April 7, 2014, at the age of 87.