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About Arthur Drysdale
- Arthur Drysdale (born September 5, 1857) was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada.
- He represented Hants County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1891 to 1907 as a Liberal member. He was born in Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia, he was the son of the Malthusian George Drysdale.
- He was admitted to the bar in 1882.
- In 1887, he married Carrie Mitchell.
- Drysdale was first elected to the provincial assembly in an 1891 by-election held after Allen Haley was elected to the House of Commons.
- In 1893, he was named King's Counsel.
- Drysdale was commissioner for Public Works and Mines from 1901 to 1905 and attorney general from 1905 to 1907.
- Drysdale was named to the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia in 1907.
- In 1909, he was named deputy judge in the Admiralty Court.
- Drysdale led the inquiry into the Halifax Explosion which found the Mont Blanc liable.
- However, judge Benjamin Russell later found that there was no evidence to support criminal charges.
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