The 2nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia

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 December 4, 1759 and 1760, its membership being set in the 1759 Nova Scotia general election.

The Assembly sat at the pleasure of the Governor of Nova Scotia, Charles Lawrence. William Nesbitt

William Nesbitt

William Nesbitt was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He served as a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1758 to 1783....

 was chosen as speaker

Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia

The Speaker for the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia is the presiding Officer of the House of Assembly. Gordie Gosse is the current Speaker of the 61st General Assembly of Nova Scotia....

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The assembly was dissolved following the death of King George II

George II of Great Britain

George II was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Archtreasurer and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death.George was the last British monarch born outside Great Britain. He was born and brought up in Northern Germany...

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Division of seats

The division of seats within the Nova Scotia Legislature after the General Election of 1758.

• William Nesbitt
  William Nesbitt
  William Nesbitt was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He served as a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1758 to 1783....
  
  
• Henry Newton
  Henry Newton (politician)
  Henry Newton was a political figure in Nova Scotia. He was a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1758 to 1760....
  
  
• Malachy Salter
  Malachy Salter
  Malachy Salter , a Nova Scotia merchant and office-holder, was born at Boston, second son of Malachy Salter and Sarah Holmes. He married Susanna Mulberry, on 26 July 1744 in Boston, and they had at least 11 children...
  
  
• Jonathan Binney
  Jonathan Binney
  Jonathan Binney was a merchant, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He was a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1758 to 1764....
  
  
• John Burbidge
  John Burbidge
  John Burbidge was a soldier, land owner, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax Township from 1759 to 1765 and Cornwallis Township from 1765 to 1775 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....
  
  
• Benjamin Gerrish
  Benjamin Gerrish
  Benjamin Gerrish was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He was a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1759 to 1768....
  
  
• Joseph Scott
  Joseph Scott (merchant)
  Joseph Scott was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He was a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1759 to 1760....
  
  
• Charles Procter
  Charles Procter
  Charles Procter was a ship owner and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented King's County from 1759 to 1760 and Halifax township from 1765 to 1773 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....
  
  
• Michael Francklin
  Michael Francklin
  Michael Francklin or Franklin served as Nova Scotia's Lieutenant Governor from 1766-1772.Born in Poole, England, Francklin immigrated to Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1752. He worked as a trader and merchant, initially in association with Joshua Maugher...
  
  
• Archibald Hinshelwood
  Archibald Hinshelwood
  Archibald Hinshelwood was a lawyer, merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He was a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1759 to 1773, representing Lunenburg County from 1761 to 1765 and from 1770 to 1773, and Lunenburg town from 1765 to 1770. His name also appears as...
  
  
• Sebastian Zouberbuhler
  Sebastian Zouberbuhler
  Sebastian Zouberbuhler was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. Believed to have been born in Switzerland, he represented Lunenburg township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1759 to 1763....
  
  
• Philip Knaut
  Philip Augustus Knaut
  Philip Augustus Knaut was a German-born merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He was a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Lunenburg from 1758 to 1781....
  
  
• Jonathan Hoar
  Jonathan Hoar
  Johnathan Hoar was a soldier, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He was a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1759 to 1760 and from 1765 to 1770. He was born in Concord, Massachusetts, the son of Lieutenant Daniel Hoar, and was educated at Harvard College. Hoar served with...
  
  
• Isaac Deschamps
  Isaac Deschamps
  Isaac Deschamps was a Canadian judge, and politician.Born in Switzerland or England, Deschamps came to Nova Scotia in 1749. He was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1759 for Annapolis County and represented Falmouth Township from 1761 to 1770...
  
  
• Erasmus J. Philipps
  Erasmus James Philipps
  Erasmus James Philipps was a soldier and political figure in Nova Scotia. He was a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1759 to 1760.He was an ensign in the 40th Regiment of Foot stationed in Nova Scotia...
  
  
• John Newton
  John Newton (Nova Scotia politician)
  John Newton was a surveyor, official and political figure in Nova Scotia. He served as a member of the 2nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia and then represented Halifax County in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1770 to 1772.He was the son of Hibbert Newton and Hannah Adams, the...
  
  
• Winckworth Tonge
  Winckworth Tonge
  Winckworth Tonge was a soldier, land owner and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Cumberland County from 1759 to 1760, King's County from 1765 to 1783 and Hants County from 1785 to 1792 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.He was born in County Wexford, Ireland and, in 1743, served as...
  
  
• Simon Slocomb
• Joseph Frye
• John Huston
  John Huston (politician)
  John Huston was a farmer, soldier, merchant and politician in Nova Scotia. He represented Cumberland township from 1759 to 1760 and Cumberland County from 1770 to 1774 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....