▁Ver ran ▁( 6 ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁– ▁ 1 8 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Canadian ▁politician ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁Canada ▁for ▁South ▁West ▁Nova ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁By ▁career , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁business man , ▁photograph er ▁and ▁sail or . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Ver ran ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Pla cent ia , ▁New found land ▁to ▁James ▁P lac id ious ▁Ver ran ▁and ▁Mary ▁Joseph ine ▁By r ne . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Navy ▁and ▁served ▁for ▁twenty ▁years . ▁As ▁a ▁photograph er , ▁he ▁served ▁on ▁H M CS ▁Bon av ent ure ▁and ▁H M CS ▁Magn ific ent . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁Ver ran ▁won ▁the ▁South ▁West ▁Nova ▁elect oral ▁district ▁for ▁the ▁Liberal ▁party ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁federal ▁election ▁during ▁the ▁Liber als ▁large ▁majority ▁government . ▁He ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁district ▁as ▁a ▁Liberal ▁in ▁part ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁soci ally ▁conserv ative ▁views , ▁including ▁campaign ing ▁against ▁same - sex ▁marriage . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁federal ▁election , ▁Ver ran ▁campaign ed ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Nova ▁r iding ▁but ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Progress ive ▁Conserv ative ▁candidate ▁Mark ▁Mu ise . ▁ ▁Ver ran ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁References