17th General Assembly of Nova Scotia
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The 17th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia
between 1843 and 1847.
The assembly sat at the pleasure of the Governor of Nova Scotia, Lucius Bentinck Cary
. Jeremiah Dickson
became governor in 1846.
William Young 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 1843 and 1847.
The assembly sat at the pleasure of the Governor of Nova Scotia, Lucius Bentinck Cary
Lucius Cary, 10th Viscount Falkland
Lucius Bentinck Cary, 10th Viscount Falkland GCH, PC was a British colonial administrator and Liberal politician.-Background:Falkland was the son of Charles John Cary, 9th Viscount Falkland, and his wife Christiana...
. Jeremiah Dickson
Jeremiah Dickson
Major General Sir Jeremiah Dickson, K.C.B. was a British Army officer and colonial official.He was the son of Right Reverend William Dickson, Bishop of Down...
became governor in 1846.
William Young 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:... |
James W. Johnston James William Johnston James W. Johnston was a Nova Scotia lawyer and politician. He served as Premier of the colony from 1857 to 1860 and again from 1864. He was also Government Leader prior to the granting of responsible government in 1848. He was a Conservative and supporter of Confederation... |
| 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... |
John Ross |
| 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... |
Stephen Fulton Stephen Fulton Stephen Fulton was a merchant, ship builder and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Cumberland County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1840 to 1855... |
| 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... |
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| Digby County Digby County, Nova Scotia Digby County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.Taking its name from the Township of Digby , which had been named in honour of Rear Admiral Robert Digby who dispatched HMS Atlanta to convey loyalists from New York City in the spring of 1783 to Conway, which became known as Digby,... |
François Bourneuf François-Lambert Bourneuf François-Lambert Bourneuf was a sailor, merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Digby County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1843 to 1859... |
| 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.... |
| John J. Marshall John Joseph Marshall John Joseph Marshall was a merchant and politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Guysborough County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1840 to 1847, from 1850 to 1859 and from 1867 to 1870.... |
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| 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... |
| 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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| 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.... |
| Lewis Morris Wilkins | |
| Inverness 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 McKeagney James Charles McKeagney James Charles McKeagney was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge.Born in County Tyrone, Ireland, he moved to Nova Scotia with his family in 1822. He was educated in Baddeck and at McQueen's Academy in Halifax. McKeagney was called to the Nova Scotia bar in 1838... |
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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.... |
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.... |
| John Clarke Hall | |
| 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:... |
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.... |
| Charles B. Owen | |
| 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... |
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... |
| George R. Young George Renny Young George Renny Young was a Scottish-born journalist, lawyer, author and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Pictou County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1843 to 1851.... |
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| Queens County | 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.... |
| Snow P. Freeman Snow P. Freeman Snow Parker Freeman was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Queen's County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1843 to 1855.... |
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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.... |
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... |
| 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... |
Obadiah Wilson Obadiah Wilson Obadiah Wilson was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Shelburne County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1843 to 1847 as a Reformer. His name also appears as Obediah Wilson.... |
| Sydney County | George Brenan |
| Patrick Power | |
| 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... |
James McNab |
| Andrew M. Uniacke Andrew Mitchell Uniacke Andrew Mitchell Uniacke was a lawyer, banker and politician in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1843 to 1847.... |
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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. |
| 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 :... |
Paul Crowell |
| 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:... |
John Ryder John Ryder (politician) John Ryder was a merchant, shipbuilder and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Argyle township from 1840 to 1859 as a Reformer.... |
| 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,... |
Charles Budd Charles Budd (politician) Charles Budd was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Digby township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1830 to 1836 and 1840 to 1851.... |
| Township of Clare Clare, Nova Scotia Clare is a municipal district in western Nova Scotia, Canada.Primarily an Acadian region, Clare occupies the western half of Digby County. Most of the municipality's settled areas are located along St. Marys Bay, a sub-basin of the Gulf of Maine... |
Anselme F. Comeau Anselm-François Comeau Anselm-François Comeau was a farmer, businessman and politician of Acadian descent in Nova Scotia. He represented Clare Township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1840 to 1855, generally supporting the Reform Party.He was born in Comeauville, Nova Scotia, the son of François Comeau and... |
| 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... |
Alfred Whitman Alfred Whitman Alfred Whitman was a farmer, merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented the township of Annapolis in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1844 to 1857.... |
| 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 | Mayhew Beckwith Mayhew Beckwith Mayhew Beckwith was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Cornwallis in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1841 to 1851.... |
| 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... |
Thomas Logan |
| 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.... |
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.... Henry Blackadar Henry Blackadar Henry Nicol Blackadar was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia Canada. He represented Pictou County from 1840 to 1843 and Pictou township from 1845 to 1851 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.... (1845) |
| 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 :... |
William Fleming |
| 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... |
John Crowe John Crowe (politician) John Crowe was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Onslow township from 1826 to 1830, from 1835 to 1836 and from 1841 to 1851 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.... |
| 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... |
James D. Fraser |
| Township of Newport | Ichabod Dimock Ichabod Dimock Ichabod Dimock was a farmer, magistrate and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Newport township from 1840 to 1855 and Hants County from 1855 to 1858 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Reformer.... |
| 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... |
Elkanah Young Elkanah Young Elkanah Young was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Falmouth township from 1843 to 1847 and from 1851 to 1855 and Hants County from 1867 to 1871 as a Liberal-Conservative member in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.He was born in Falmouth, Nova Scotia, the son... |
| 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.... |
Henry Martell Henry Martell Henry Martell was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Arichat Township from 1843 to 1859 and Richmond County from 1859 to 1863 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Reformer and later Conservative.He was born in Arichat, Nova Scotia, of French descent, and... |
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