15th General Assembly of Nova Scotia
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The 16th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia
between 1836 and 1840. The assembly was dissolved on October 21, 1840.
The assembly sat at the pleasure of the Governor of Nova Scotia, Colin Campbell
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Samuel George William Archibald was chosen as speaker for the house.
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Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
between 1836 and 1840. The assembly was dissolved on October 21, 1840.
The assembly sat at the pleasure of the Governor of Nova Scotia, Colin Campbell
Colin Campbell (politician)
Lieutenant-General Sir Colin Campbell KCB was a British Army officer and colonial governor.-Military career:In February 1792, at the age of 16, Campbell ran away from Perth Academy to join a vessel bound for the West Indies...
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Samuel George William Archibald was chosen as speaker for the house.
List of members
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| Annapolis County Annapolis County, Nova Scotia Annapolis County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia located in the western part of the province on the Bay of Fundy. The county seat is Annapolis Royal.-History:... |
Frederick A. Robicheau Frederick A. Robicheau Frederick Armand Robicheau was a political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1836 to 1840. Simon d'Entremont and Robicheau are believed to be the first Acadians elected to a legislative assembly in North America.-Biography:He was the... |
| William Holland William Holland (politician) William Holland was an Irish-born farmer and politician in Nova Scotia. He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1836 to 1840.... |
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| County of Cape Breton Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia Cape Breton County, officially, County Cape Breton, is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, on Cape Breton Island.Taking its name from Cape Breton, the most easterly point of the island which was called after the Bretons of Brittany, this municipality has what is probably the oldest... |
James Boyle Uniacke James Boyle Uniacke James Boyle Uniacke led the first responsible government in Canada or any colony of the British Empire... |
| Colchester County Colchester County, Nova Scotia Colchester County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:The appellation Colchester was applied in 1780 to the district previously called "Cobequid," and was derived from the town of Colchester in Essex... |
Samuel G. W. Archibald Samuel George William Archibald Samuel George William Archibald was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax County from 1806 to 1836 and Colchester County from 1836 to 1841 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.... |
| Cumberland County Cumberland County, Nova Scotia Cumberland County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:The name Cumberland was applied by Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Monckton to the captured Fort Beauséjour on June 18, 1755 in honour of the third son of King George II, William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, victor at... |
Gaius Lewis |
| Alexander Stewart | |
| Guysborough County Guysborough County, Nova Scotia Guysborough County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:Taking its name from the Township of Guysborough, which was named in honour of Sir Guy Carleton, Guysborough County was created when Sydney County was divided in 1836.In 1840, the Township of St. Mary's, in Guysborough... |
William F. DesBarres William Frederick DesBarres William Frederick DesBarres was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Guysborough County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1836 to 1848 as a Reformer.... |
| Hugh McDonald | |
| Halifax County Halifax County, Nova Scotia Halifax County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.The Municipality of the County of Halifax was the municipal government of Halifax County, apart from the separately incorporated towns and cities therein... |
Joseph Howe Joseph Howe Joseph Howe, PC was a Nova Scotian journalist, politician, and public servant. He is one of Nova Scotia's greatest and best-loved politicians... |
| William Annand William Annand William Annand was a Nova Scotia publisher and politician.Born in Halifax, Annand was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1836 and supported demands for responsible government. He lost his seat in 1843 and became proprietor and editor of the Novascotian and Morning Chronicle... |
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| Hants County Hants County, Nova Scotia Hants County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia which was the home of Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Alden Nowlan and Noel Doiron. The county of Hants was created June 17, 1781, and consisted of the townships of Windsor, Falmouth and Newport... |
Benjamin Smith Benjamin Smith (Nova Scotia politician) Benjamin Smith was a farmer, land surveyor and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Hants County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1836 to 1847 and from 1851 to 1855 as a Conservative.... |
| Henry Goudge Henry Goudge Henry Goudge was a merchant, ship builder and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Hants County from 1836 to 1840 and Windsor township from 1840 to 1841 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Reformer.... |
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| Juste-au-Corps County Inverness (provincial electoral district) Inverness is a provincial electoral district on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.... |
William Young William Young (politician) Sir William Young, KCB was a Nova Scotia politician and jurist.Born in Falkirk, the son of John Young and Agnes Renny, Young was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1836 as a Reformer and, as a lawyer, defended Reform journalists accused of libel... |
| James Turnbull James Turnbull (politician) James Turnbull was a Scottish-born lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Juste-au-Corps County from 1836 to 1843 and Richmond County from 1843 to 1846 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Reformer.Turnbull was educated and studied law in Scotland, later setting up... |
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| Kings County Kings County, Nova Scotia Kings County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.Kings County is located in central Nova Scotia on the shore of the Bay of Fundy with its northeastern part also forming the western shore of the Minas Basin.... |
Samuel Chipman Samuel Chipman Samuel Chipman was a farmer, ship owner, merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented King's County from 1830 to 1843, Cornwallis Township from 1851 to 1859 and King's County from 1851 to 1863 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.He was born in Cornwallis Township, Nova... |
| Thomas Andrew Strange DeWolf Thomas Andrew Strange DeWolf Thomas Andrew Strange DeWolf was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented King's County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1837 to 1848.... |
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| Lunenburg County Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia Lunenburg County is a county located on the South Shore of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, It ranges from Hubbards to the east and Vogler's Cove to the west.-History:... |
William Rudolf William Rudolf William Rudolf was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Lunenburg County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1826 to 1838.... John Creighton John Creighton (Nova Scotia politician) John Creighton was an English-born lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Lunenburg in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1830 to 1836, from 1838 to 1847 and from 1851 to 1856.... (1838) |
| Garrett Miller Garrett Miller (politician) Garrett Miller was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Lunenburg County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1836 to 1840 as a Conservative.... |
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| Pictou County Pictou County, Nova Scotia Pictou County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It was established in 1835, and was formerly a part of Halifax County from 1759 to 1835. It had a population of 46,513 people in 2006, which represents a decline of 6.3 percent from 1991. It is the sixth most populous county in Nova... |
George Smith George Smith (Nova Scotia politician) George Smith was a Scottish-born merchant, shipbuilder and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax County from 1819 to 1836, Pictou County from 1836 to 1838 and Pictou township from 1843 to 1845.... |
| John Holmes John Holmes (Nova Scotia politician) John Holmes was a Canadian politician.He was born in Ross-shire, Scotland in 1789 and came to Pictou County, Nova Scotia with his family in 1803. Prior to Canadian Confederation in 1867, he represented Pictou County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1836 to 1847 and from 1851 to 1855... |
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| Queens County | Joseph Freeman Joseph Freeman (politician) Joseph Freeman was a seaman, merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented the town of Liverpool from 1811 to 1820 and Queen's County from 1820 to 1839 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.... |
| Samuel P. Fairbanks Samuel Prescott Fairbanks Samuel Prescott Fairbanks was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Queen's County from 1836 to 1847 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.... |
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| Richmond County Richmond County, Nova Scotia Richmond County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:Named in honour of Sir Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond and Lennox, who was Governor General of British North America 1818-1819, Richmond County was created in 1835.... |
Laurence Kavanagh Laurence Kavanagh, Jr. Laurence Kavanagh was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Cape Breton County from 1830 to 1836 and Richmond County from 1836 to 1840 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.... |
| Shelburne County Shelburne County, Nova Scotia Shelburne County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:Shelburne County was founded in 1784 shortly following the influx of Loyalist settlers evacuated from the newly independent United States of America... |
Winthrop Sargent Winthrop Sargent (politician) Winthrop Sargent was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Shelburne County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1836 to 1840.... |
| Sydney County | Alexander McDougall |
| John Young John Young (merchant) John Young was a Scottish-born merchant, author and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Sydney County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1824 to 1837.... |
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| Yarmouth County Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia For the ship built in Yarmouth County, see County of YarmouthYarmouth County is a rural county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It has both traditional Anglo-Scottish and Acadian French culture as well as significant inland wilderness areas, including over 365 lakes and several major rivers... |
Herbert Huntington Herbert Huntington Herbert Huntington was a farmer, merchant and politician in Nova Scotia. He represented Shelburne County from 1830 to 1836 and Yarmouth County from 1836 to 1850 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.... |
| Township of Halifax City of Halifax Halifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996... |
Hugh Bell Hugh Bell (educator) - References :*... |
| Thomas Forrester Thomas Forrester (politician) Thomas Forrester was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1836 to 1841 as a Reformer.... |
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| Township of Lunenburg Lunenburg, Nova Scotia Lunenburg , is a Canadian port town in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.Situated on the province's South Shore, Lunenburg is located on a peninsula at the western side of Mahone Bay. The town is approximately 90 kilometres southwest of the county boundary with the Halifax Regional Municipality.The... |
John Heckman John Heckman John Heckman was a political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Lunenburg County from 1818 to 1826 and Lunengburg township from 1826 to 1847 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.... |
| Township of Liverpool Liverpool, Nova Scotia Liverpool is a Canadian community and former town located along the Atlantic Ocean of the Province of Nova Scotia's South Shore. It is situated within the Region of Queens Municipality which is the local governmental unit that comprises all of Queens County, Nova Scotia... |
William B. Taylor William Benajah Taylor William Benajah Taylor was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Liverpool township from 1836 to 1851 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Conservative.... |
| Township of Shelburne Shelburne, Nova Scotia Shelburne is a town located in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the shire town of Shelburne County.-History:-Settlers:... |
Peter Spearwater, Jr. Peter Spearwater Peter Spearwater was a political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented the township of Shelburne in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1836 to 1847.... |
| Township of Barrington Barrington, Nova Scotia Barrington is a municipal district in western Shelburne County, Nova Scotia.Barrington forms the southernmost part of the province and contains Cape Sable, the eastern boundary between the North Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine.- Demographics :... |
John Sargent John Sargent (merchant) John Sargent was a farmer, merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Barrington township in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1736 to 1740 as a Conservative.... |
| Township of Yarmouth Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Yarmouth is a town and fishing port located on the Gulf of Maine in rural southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the shire town of Yarmouth County. The town is located in the heart of the world's largest lobster fishing grounds and has Canada's highest lobster catch.- History :The townsite may... |
Reuben Clements Reuben Clements Reuben Clements was a sailor, pilot and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Yarmouth township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1835 to 1847 as a Reformer.... |
| Township of Argyle Argyle, Nova Scotia Argyle is a municipal district in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.The district occupies the eastern portion of the county and is one of three municipal units - the other two being the town of Yarmouth and the Yarmouth municipal district.-History:... |
Simon D'Entremont Simon d'Entremont Simon d'Entremont was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia of Acadian descent. He represented Argyle township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1836 to 1840... |
| Township of Digby Digby, Nova Scotia Digby is a Canadian town in western Nova Scotia. It is the shiretown and largest population centre in Digby County.The town is situated on the western shore of the Annapolis Basin near the entrance to the Digby Gut which connects the basin to the Bay of Fundy.Named after Admiral Robert Digby, RN,... |
James B. Holdsworth James B. Holdsworth James Bourne Holdsworth was a merchant, farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented the township of Digby from 1836 to 1843 and Digby County from 1840 to 1843 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Reformer.... |
| Township of Annapolis Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia Annapolis Royal is a town located in the western part of Annapolis County, Nova Scotia. Known as Port Royal until the Conquest of Acadia in 1710 by Britain, the town is the oldest continuous European settlement in North America, north of St... |
Elnathan Whitman Elnathan Whitman Elnathan Whitman was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented the township of Annapolis in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1836 to 1840.... |
| Township of Granville | Stephen S. Thorne Stephen S. Thorne Stephen Sneden Thorne was a businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Granville township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1836 to 1857.... |
| Township of Horton | Perez M. Benjamin Perez Benjamin Perez Martain Benjamin was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Horton township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1836 to 1840 and from 1843 to 1847 as a Reformer.... |
| Township of Cornwallis | John Morton John Morton (Nova Scotia politician) John Morton was a businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Cornwallis township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1826 to 1840.... |
| Township of Amherst Amherst, Nova Scotia Amherst is a Canadian town in northwestern Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.Located at the northeast end of the Cumberland Basin, an arm of the Bay of Fundy, Amherst is strategically situated on the eastern boundary of the Tantramar Marshes 3 kilometres east of the interprovincial border with New... |
Robert McGowan Dickie Robert McGowan Dickie Robert McGowan Dickie was a judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Amherst township from 1836 to 1843 and Cumberland County from 1843 to 1851 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. His surname also appears as Dickey in some sources.He was the son of William Dickie. Dickie married... |
| Township of Pictou Pictou, Nova Scotia Pictou is a town in Pictou County, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Located on the north shore of Pictou Harbour, the town is approximately 10 km north of the larger town of New Glasgow.... |
Henry Hatton Henry Hatton (Nova Scotia politician) Henry Hatton was an Irish-born merchant, ship builder and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Pictou township from 1836 to 1843 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Conservative.... |
| Township of Londonderry Londonderry, Nova Scotia Londonderry is an unincorporated community located in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada, formerly called Acadia Mines. A bustling iron ore mining and steel making town of some 5,000 in the late 19th century, the present population stands at around 200.-History:Londonderry saw the pouring of... |
Gloud W. McLelan Gloud Wilson McLelan Gloud Wilson McLelan was a businessman and politician in Nova Scotia. He represented Londonderry Township from 1836 to 1847 and Colchester County from 1851 to 1858 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.... |
| Town of Truro Truro, Nova Scotia -Education:Truro has one high school, Cobequid Educational Centre. Post-secondary options include a campus of the Nova Scotia Community College, as well as the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in the neighboring town of Bible Hill.- Sports :... |
Alexander L. Archibald Alexander Lackie Archibald Alexander Lackie Archibald was a farmer, tanner, boot manufacturer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Truro township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1830 to 1843 and from 1848 to 1851 as a Conservative.He was born in Truro, Nova Scotia, the son of Matthew Archibald and... |
| Town of Onslow Onslow, Nova Scotia Onslow is a small, unincorporated, Canadian rural community in central Colchester County, Nova Scotia. The community is located along the north bank of the Salmon River, opposite the town of Truro and is largely a farming area... |
Alexander M. Upham Alexander Upham Alexander McCurdy Upham was a farmer, merchant, ship builder and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Onslow township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1836 to 1841 as a Reformer.... |
| Township of Windsor Windsor, Nova Scotia Windsor is a town located in Hants County, Mainland Nova Scotia at the junction of the Avon and St. Croix Rivers. It is the largest community in western Hants County with a 2001 population of 3,779 and was at one time the shire town of the county. The region encompassing present day Windsor was... |
Lewis M. Wilkins Richard A. McHeffy Richard McHeffy Richard A. McHeffy was a political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented the township of Windsor in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1838 to 1840. His surname also appears as McHeffey.... (1838) |
| Township of Newport | James Whidden Allison James Whidden Allison James Whidden Allison was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Newport township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1836 to 1840.... |
| Township of Falmouth Falmouth, Nova Scotia Falmouth, Nova Scotia is a village located along the Avon River in Hants County between Mount Denson and Windsor.Falmouth and area was known as Pisiguit by the Acadians. Having migrated from Port Royal, Nova Scotia, the Acadians were the first to settle in the area, around 1685... |
John Elder John Elder (politician) John Elder was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Falmouth township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1836 to 1840 as a Conservative.... |
| Township of Sydney Sydney, Nova Scotia Sydney is a Canadian urban community in the province of Nova Scotia. It is situated on the east coast of Cape Breton Island and is administratively part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.... |
Edmund Murray Dodd Edmund Murray Dodd Edmund Murray Dodd was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented the township of Sydney in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1832 to 1848.... |
| Township of Arichat Arichat, Nova Scotia The village of Arichat is one of the oldest communities in Nova Scotia, dating back to the 18th century. It is a district of Richmond County on Isle Madame.... |
Laurence O'Connor Doyle Laurence O'Connor Doyle Laurence O'Connor Doyle was a lawyer, editor and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Arichat Township from 1832 to 1840, Halifax County from 1843 to 1847 and Halifax Township from 1847 to 1855 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a supporter of the Reform Party .He was born in... |
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