Allan E. Maher is a former funeral director 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 Dalhousie in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

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 from 1978 to 1996 as a Liberal member.

He was born in Chatham, New Brunswick

Chatham, New Brunswick

Chatham is a Canadian urban neighbourhood in the city of Miramichi, New Brunswick.Prior to municipal amalgamation in 1995, Chatham was an incorporated town in Northumberland County along the south bank of the Miramichi River opposite Douglastown...

, the son of Holt A. Maher and Dorothea Ferguson, and was educated at the New England Institute. In 1958, he married Helen K. Payne. Maher served as mayor of Dalhousie

Dalhousie, New Brunswick

Dalhousie is a Canadian town located in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.- History :Dalhousie is the shire town of Restigouche County and dates European settlement to 1800. The Town of Dalhousie has been through some very distinct periods between its founding in 1825 and today...

. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1974. Maher served in the province's Executive Council as Minister of Finance

Department of Finance (New Brunswick)

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 and as Minister responsible for the New Brunswick Liquor Corporation

New Brunswick Liquor Corporation

The New Brunswick Liquor Corporation is a provincial Crown corporation of the Canadian province of New Brunswick, and is responsible for the purchase, importation, distribution, and retail activity for all beverage alcohol in the Province. Alcool NB Liquor is directed by a seven member Board of...

. Maher went on to serve as chairman for the board of governors for the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame