Frederick Murray Blois was a Canadian

Canada

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 politician.

Born in Gore District, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

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, he was a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly

Nova Scotia House of Assembly

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 for eight years starting in 1937 and was Conservative Party leader and Leader of the Opposition

Leader of the Opposition (Nova Scotia)

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 from 1941 until the 1945 provincial election

Nova Scotia general election, 1945

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 wiped out the party.

Blois ran unsuccessfully for the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 as the Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

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 candidate in the riding of Colchester—Hants

Colchester—Hants

Colchester—Hants was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1968....

 in the 1957 federal election

Canadian federal election, 1957

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. He lost by 389 votes to the Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

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 candidate. In 1960, he was summoned to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Colchester-Hants, Nova Scotia. He resigned in 1976.