Hyland Fraser

{{short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

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| birth_date = 1946

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| office1 = MLA for Antigonish

| term_start1 = 1998

| term_end1 = 1999

| predecessor1 = Bill Gillis

| successor1 = Angus MacIsaac

| party = Liberal

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Hyland Fraser (born 1946) was a politician and businessman in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Fraser served in municipal politics for Heatherton from 1984 and was Antigonish County Warden until his resignation in 1998,{{cite web|url=http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1998/03/26+270.raw+PE98Mar26+2 |title=What? Another vote? Municipal byelections on way |work=The Chronicle Herald |date=March 26, 1998 |accessdate=2014-09-27 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050124013212/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1998%2F03%2F26+270.raw+PE98Mar26+2 |archivedate=January 24, 2005 |url-status=dead }} when he ran for the Liberal nomination for the electoral district of Antigonish.{{cite web|url=http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1998/02/23+224.raw+PE98Feb23+2 |title=Liberals pick Fraser as Antigonish candidate |work=The Chronicle Herald |date=March 26, 1998 |accessdate=2014-09-27 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050123235221/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1998%2F02%2F23+224.raw+PE98Feb23+2 |archivedate=January 23, 2005 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|title=Nova Scotia Provincial Election - March 24, 1998|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/Dist02.pdf|publisher=Elections Nova Scotia|year=1998|accessdate=2014-09-27}}

He served one term in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, losing the seat to PC candidate Angus MacIsaac by just 12 votes in 1999.{{cite web|title=Nova Scotia Provincial Election - July 27, 1999|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/99ANTI.pdf|publisher=Elections Nova Scotia|year=1999|accessdate=2014-09-27}}

Hyland Fraser died on February 5, 2021, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.{{cite web |url=https://www.trinitycatholic.net/ |title=Home |website=trinitycatholic.net}}

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