John E. Ahern | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Halifax North | |
| In office 1956–1963 | |
| Preceded by | Harold Connolly |
| Succeeded by | James H. Vaughan |
| Mayor of Halifax, Nova Scotia | |
| In office 1946–1949 | |
| Preceded by | Allan MacDougall Butler |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Stanley Kinley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 6, 1897 Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Died | April 4, 1969 (aged 72) Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Nova Scotia Liberal Party |
| Occupation | journalist |
John Edward Ahern (February 6, 1897 – April 4, 1969) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Halifax North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1956 to 1963. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]
Born in 1897 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Ahern was educated at Saint Mary's University and Dalhousie Law School.[2] He married Ellen Bourke in 1927.[2] An active participant and promoter of sport in Nova Scotia, Ahern was posthumously inducted into the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame in 1982.[3]
Ahern was an alderman in Halifax from 1941 to 1946, serving as deputy mayor from 1943 to 1946.[2] He served as mayor of Halifax from 1946 to 1949, and returned as an alderman from 1952 to 1956.[2] He entered provincial politics in the 1956 election, winning the Halifax North riding.[4] He was re-elected in 1960.[5] In the 1963 election, Ahern was defeated by Progressive Conservative James H. Vaughan.[6] Ahern died at Halifax on April 4, 1969.[2]