Robert Baden Powell (politician)

Robert Baden Powell (May 24, 1901 – September 2, 1976) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Digby in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1963 to 1970. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.^[1]

Robert Baden Powell
MLA for Digby
In office 1963–1970
Preceded by	Victor Cardoza
Succeeded by	Joseph H. Casey
Personal details
Born	(1901-05-24)May 24, 1901 Westport, Nova Scotia
Died	September 2, 1976(1976-09-02) (aged 75) Plympton, Nova Scotia
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Occupation	teacher

Born in 1901 at Westport, Nova Scotia, Powell was a graduate of the Nova Scotia Teachers College.^[2] He was an industrial arts teacher by career.^[2] He married Rae Effie Hankinson in 1933.^[2] Powell entered provincial politics in the 1963 election, defeating Liberal incumbent Victor Cardoza by 293 votes in the Digby District.^[3] He was re-elected by 129 votes in the 1967 election.^[4] He did not reoffer in the 1970 election.^[1] Powell died at Plympton, Nova Scotia on September 2, 1976.^[2]