Arthur Russell Nesbitt

Russell Nesbitt
Ontario MPP
In office
1926–1937
Preceded byNew riding
Succeeded byLionel Conacher
ConstituencyBracondale
In office
1923–1926
Preceded byHenry Cooper
Succeeded byRiding abolished
ConstituencyToronto Northwest - Seat B
Personal details
Born(1883-11-01)November 1, 1883
Nestleton, Durham County, Ontario
DiedJuly 11, 1962(1962-07-11) (aged 78)
Toronto, Ontario
Political partyConservative
SpouseSadie Harrison Brown (m. 1913)
Children1
OccupationLawyer

Arthur Russell Nesbitt (November 1, 1883 – July 11, 1962) was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He was elected to Toronto City Council for Ward 4 beginning in 1920, was subsequently elected to the Toronto Board of Control and then was elected provincially representing Toronto Northwest and then Bracondale in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1923 to 1937 as a Conservative member.

He was born in Nestleton, Durham County, Ontario, the son of George M. Nesbitt. Nesbitt was educated at Toronto University and Osgoode Hall, was called to the bar in 1910 and set up practice in Toronto. In 1913, he married Sadie Harrison Brown. Nesbitt was a Master in the Orange Lodge. He and Sadie raised one daughter together.[1]

  1. ^ "A. R. Nesbitt". The Globe and Mail. July 12, 1962. p. 36.