August 15, 2009(2009-08-15) (aged 72) Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Political party
Liberal
Occupation
Geologist
John William Gillis (October 31, 1936 – August 15, 2009), generally known as Bill Gillis, was a Canadian politician who served in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1998. He represented the electoral district of Antigonish for the Liberals.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts,[1] his family moved to Antigonish when he was six weeks old.[2][3] Gillis was a graduate of St. Francis Xavier University, and held a doctorate in geology from Pennsylvania State University.[4] Gillis was employed as a geologist with the Canadian Department of Energy, Mines and Resources from 1962 to 1967. He taught geology at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia from 1967 to 1970.[5] Gillis died on August 15, 2009, as a result of brain cancer.[2][6]
^"Dr. John William Gillis". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
^ ab"Longtime Liberal member of the Nova Scotia legislature dies of brain cancer". The Truro Daily News. August 17, 2009. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
^Simpson, Jeffery (August 17, 2009). "Longtime Liberal MLA Dies". The Chronicle Herald. Archived from the original on September 20, 2009. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
^Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 83. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
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