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Angus Lewis Macdonald

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Christmas Meditation. He who by His wondrous love - George Macdonald. A.E. Floyd Mus.Doc.

 

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Dalhousie Original: Angus L. Macdonald

 

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Kenzie at the Angus L. MacDonald Memorial.

 

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Pipe Major Angus MacDonald 27th of April

 

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Hornpipe & Polka: Roddy Angus, Angus MacDonald

Angus Lewis Macdonald, popularly known as 'Angus L.', was a Canadian lawyer, law professor and politician from Nova Scotia. He served as the Liberal premier of Nova Scotia from 1933 to 1940, when he became the federal minister of defence for naval services. He oversaw the creation of an effective Canadian navy and Allied convoy service during World War II. After the war, he returned to Nova Scotia to become premier again. In the election of 1945, his Liberals returned to power while their main rivals, the Conservatives, failed to win a single seat. The Liberal rallying cry, "All's Well With Angus L.," was so effective that the Conservatives despaired of ever beating Macdonald. He died in office in 1954.
  • Personal 

  • War service 

  • Life before politics 

  • Federal campaign, 1930 

  • Provincial convention, 1930 

  • Liberal party leader 

  • First term as premier 1933–37 

  • Pensions and relief programs 

  • Jones Commission 

  • Tourism and Nova Scotian identity 

  • Trade Union Act 

  • Second term as premier, 1937–40 

  • Rowell-Sirois Commission 

  • Summons to Ottawa 

  • Building the navy 

  • Conscription crisis 

  • Provincial premier, 1945–54 

  • Aftermath of Macdonald's death 

  • Assessment and legacy