Hector J. Pothier

Who was Hector J. Pothier?

Hector J. Pothier was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Clare in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1963 to 1967 as a Progressive Conservative member.

He was born in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia and was educated at Saint Anne's College and Dalhousie Medical School. A fourth year medical student at the time of the Halifax Explosion, Pothier was called into service to help treat the survivors. Pothier continued his medical studies at Saint Vincent's Hospital in New York City and returned to Nova Scotia, setting up practice in Weymouth. After retiring from politics, he returned to practice in Beaver River.

A bursary is offered in his name by the Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine to assist a needy student interested in practising in a rural community.