George Shelton Sharpe

SHARPE, GEORGE SHELTON. fisher, fox breeder, lobster packer, and oyster farmer; b. 28 September 1876, son of George W. Sharpe and Martha Ennis; m., Bessie MacKay, and there were no children; Presbyterian; d. 13 March 1942 in Tyne Valley. Sharpe, a Conservative, was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in a by-election held 21 October 1930 for 2nd Prince. He was re-elected in the general election of 1931. He was defeated in the general elections of 1927, 1935, and 1939. On 29 August 1931, Sharpe was appointed to Executive Council as Minister of Agriculture and Provincial Secretary-Treasurer. He was re-elected by acclamation after assuming the above offices. Upon the death of Leonard M. MacNeill , he became Minister of Public Works and served in that Ministry until 1935. He was defeated in the federal election of 1925 in the riding of Prince. A resident of Bideford, Sharpe was involved in a number of occupations. He was a fisher and a lobster packer, and for many years he farmed oysters and in 1908 began cultivating private oyster beds. Sharpe served as president of the National Silver Fox Breeders Association from 1929 to 1931. George Sharpe died 13 March 1942 at his home. Sharpe's father was a native of Scotland. Bessie Sharpe was born in 1877 and died in 1965.