6th General Assembly of Nova Scotia
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The 6th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia
between November 1785 to 1793.
The Assembly sat at the pleasure of the Governor of Nova Scotia, Edmund Fanning
until 1786, and then under Governor John Parr
.
In 1785, the Speaker of the House
was Sampson Salter Blowers
In 1789, the speaker was Richard John Uniacke
.
County of Sunbury no longer elected representatives as it became the Province of New Brunswick
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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 November 1785 to 1793.
The Assembly sat at the pleasure of the Governor of Nova Scotia, Edmund Fanning
Edmund Fanning (colonial administrator)
Edmund Fanning first gained fame for his role in the War of the Regulation, but later had a distinguished career as a colonial governor and British general.right| Sketch of Edmund Fanning...
until 1786, and then under Governor John Parr
John Parr (governor)
Col. John Parr Parr was born in Dublin, Ireland as part of the Anglo-Irish aristocracy that had settled on the island during the 17th century and attended Trinity High School...
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In 1785, the Speaker of the House
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....
was Sampson Salter Blowers
Sampson Salter Blowers
Sampson Salter Blowers was a noted North American lawyer and jurist.He was born in Boston, the son of John Blowers and Sarah Salter, but was raised by his maternal grandfather, Sampson Salter, after the death of his parents. He was educated in Boston and at Harvard College, then went on to study law...
In 1789, the speaker was Richard John Uniacke
Richard John Uniacke
Richard John Uniacke was a lawyer, politician, member of the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly and Attorney General of Nova Scotia....
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Division of Seats
- County of Halifax - S.S BlowersSampson Salter BlowersSampson Salter Blowers was a noted North American lawyer and jurist.He was born in Boston, the son of John Blowers and Sarah Salter, but was raised by his maternal grandfather, Sampson Salter, after the death of his parents. He was educated in Boston and at Harvard College, then went on to study law...
, J.G. PykeJohn George PykeJohn George Pyke was an English-born merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax County from 1785 to 1799 and Halifax Township from 1799 to 1800 and from 1802 to 1818 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly .He was the only child of John Pyke and Ann Scrope of Yorkshire...
, R.J. UniackeRichard John UniackeRichard John Uniacke was a lawyer, politician, member of the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly and Attorney General of Nova Scotia....
, M. WallaceMichael Wallace (politician)Michael Wallace was a Scottish-born merchant, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1785 to 1802.... - County of Lunenburg - D.C. JessenDettlieb Christopher JessenDettlieb Christopher Jessen was a German-born judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. His first name also appears as Detleff. He represented Lunenburg County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1785 to 1793.He was born in Holstein and came to Halifax in 1751, settling in Lunenburg two...
, O. W. SchwartzOtto William SchwartzOtto William Schwartz was a Russian-born fur trader and political figure of German descent in Nova Scotia. He represented Lunenburg County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1773 to 1785.... - Queen's County - S. PerkinsSimeon PerkinsSimeon Perkins was a Nova Scotia merchant, diarist and politician.Colonel Simeon Perkins was born in Norwich, Connecticut, one of sixteen children of Jacob Perkins and Jemima Leonard. He came to Liverpool, Nova Scotia, in May 1762 as part of the New England Planter migration to Nova Scotia...
, B. CollinsBenajah CollinsBenajah Collins was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Queen's County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1784 to 1797.... - County of Annapolis - T. BarclayThomas Henry BarclayThomas Henry Barclay was an American lawyer who became one of the United Empire Loyalists in Nova Scotia and served in the colony's government....
, D. SeaburyDavid Seabury (politician)David Seabury was a tradesman, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1785 and 1786.-Biography:... - County of Hants - B. DeWolfBenjamin DeWolfBenjamin DeWolf was a businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Hants County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1783 to 1798....
, W. TongeWinckworth TongeWinckworth 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... - County of King's - J. CraneJonathan Crane (politician)Johnathan Crane was a political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented King's County from 1785 to 1818 and the Township of Horton from 1818 to 1820 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....
, E. LawrenceElisha Lawrence (loyalist)Elisha Lawrence was a political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented King's County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1785 to 1793.... - County of Cumberland - J.B. DightJohn Butler DightJohn Butler Dight was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Cumberland County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1785 to 1793....
, Christopher Harper - County of Shelburne - Alexander Leckie, Charles McNeal
- Town of Halifax - J. FillisJohn FillisJohn Fillis was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He was a member of the 1st General Assembly of Nova Scotia and later represented Halifax County from 1768 to 1770, Barrington township from 1772 to 1785 and Halifax township from 1785 to 1792 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.He...
, W. CochranWilliam Cochran (politician)William Cochran was an Irish-born merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1785 to 1806.He was the son of Joseph Cochran and settled in Halifax... - Town of Sydney - J.F. BulkeleyJames Michael Freke BulkeleyJames Michael Freke Bulkeley was a civil servant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Sydney County from 1786 to 1793 and Halifax County from 1793 to 1796 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....
, J. PutnamJames Putnam (politician)James Putnam was a political figure in Nova Scotia. He was one of the first two representatives for Sydney County in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, serving from 1785 to 1793.... - Town of Lunenberg - C. WollenhauptCasper WollenhauptCasper Wollenhaupt was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Lunenburg township in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1783 to 1793 and from 1799 to 1806....
- Town of Liverpool - E. DeanEphraim DeanEphraim Dean was a merchant, ship owner and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Liverpool township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1785 to 1787....
- Town of Yarmouth - S.S. PooleSamuel Sheldon PooleSamuel Sheldon Poole was a judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Yarmouth township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1785 to 1799, from 1806 to 1811 and from 1814 to 1835....
- Town of Barrington - J. AplinJoseph AplinJoseph Aplin was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Barrington township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1785 to 1787....
- Town of Annapolis - Col. Stephen De LanceyStephen De LanceyStephen De Lancey was a lawyer and political figure in New York state and Nova Scotia. He represented Annapolis township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1784 to 1786...
- Town of Granville - B. JamesBenjamin James (Nova Scotia politician)Benjamin James was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented the township of Granville in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1785 to 1793....
- Town of Windsor - J. McMonagleJohn McMonagleJohn McMonagle was a judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Windsor township from 1784 to 1799 and Hants County from 1799 to 1806....
- Town of Newport - J. DayJohn Day, Jr.John Day was a soldier and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Newport township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1785 to 1791....
- Town of Falmouth - Jeremiah NorthupJeremiah Northup (Nova Scotia politician)Jeremiah Northup was a political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Falmouth township in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1773 to 1809....
- Town of Cornwallis - B. BelcherBenjamin BelcherBenjamin Belcher was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented the township Cornwallis from 1785 to 1793 and King's County from 1793 to 1799 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....
- Town of Horton - G. DenisonGurdon DenisonGurdon Denison was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented the town of Horton in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1785 to 1793....
- Town of Amherst - William FreemanWilliam Freeman (politician)William Freeman was an American-born land surveyor and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Amherst township from 1783 to 1793 and Cumberland County from 1793 to 1799 in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia....
- Town of Truro - M. ArchibaldMatthew ArchibaldMatthew Archibald was an Irish-born farmer, tanner and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Truro township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1785 to 1799....
- Town of Onslow - C. DicksonCharles DicksonCharles Dickson was a merchant, shipbuilder, farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Onslow township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1785 to 1799....
- Town of Londonderry - James Smith
- Town of Shelburne - I. WilkinsIsaac WilkinsIsaac Wilkins was a judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Shelburne township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1785 to 1793....
County of Sunbury no longer elected representatives as it became the Province of New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
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