Alexander Douglas Dyas was a physician and political figure in New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

, Canada. He represented Charlotte County

Charlotte County, New Brunswick

Charlotte County is located in the southwestern portion of New Brunswick, Canada.In most of the county, fishing and aquaculture dominate the local economy, although the town of St. Andrews is a tourist mecca and St...

 in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

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 from 1935 to 1944 as a Conservative member.

He was born in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia

Parrsboro, Nova Scotia

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, the son of Alexander H. Dyas and Cecilia Hazel. He was educated at Acadia University

Acadia University

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 and the University of Cincinnati

University of Cincinnati

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. Dyas served as a captain in a field ambulance

Field Ambulance

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 unit during World War I

World War I

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. In 1919, he married Gladys Henrietta Blair.