7th General Assembly of Nova Scotia
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The 7th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia
between March 1793 to 1799.
The Assembly sat at the pleasure of the Governor of Nova Scotia, Sir John Wentworth
.
In 1793, the Speaker of the House
was Thomas Henry Barclay
.
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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 March 1793 to 1799.
The Assembly sat at the pleasure of the Governor of Nova Scotia, Sir John Wentworth
John Wentworth (governor)
Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet was the British colonial governor of New Hampshire at the time of the American Revolution. He was later also Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia.-Early life:...
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In 1793, 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 Thomas Henry Barclay
Thomas Henry Barclay
Thomas Henry Barclay was an American lawyer who became one of the United Empire Loyalists in Nova Scotia and served in the colony's government....
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Division of Seats
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| County of Halifax 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... |
Jonathan Sterns Jonathan Sterns Jonathan Sterns was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1793 to 1798.... James Stewart James Stewart (Nova Scotia politician) James Stewart was an American-born lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax County in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1798 to 1799. His name also appears as James Stuart.... (1798) |
| James Michael Freke Bulkeley James Michael Freke Bulkeley James 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.... Charles Morris Charles Morris (1759-1831) Charles Morris was a surveyor and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax County in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1788 to 1793 and from 1797 to 1806.... (1797) |
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| Lawrence Hartshorne Lawrence Hartshorne Lawrence Hartshorne was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1793 to 1799.... |
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| Michael Wallace Michael 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.... |
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| County of Annapolis 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:... |
Thomas Millidge Thomas Millidge Thomas Millidge was a surveyor, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Digby Township from 1785 to 1793 and Annapolis County from 1793 to 1806 in the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly.... |
| James Moody James Moody (loyalist) James Moody was a loyalist volunteer during the American Revolution who became a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1793 to 1806.... |
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| County of Lunenburg 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 William Schwartz John William Schwartz John William Schwartz was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Lunenburg County in the Legislative Assembly from 1785 to 1799.... |
| Edward James Edward James (judge) Edward James was an English-born judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Lunenburg County from 1793 to 1799, from 1806 to 1811 and from 1817 to 1818 and Lunenburg township from 1818 to 1826.... |
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| County of Cumberland 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... |
William Freeman William 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.... |
| Samuel Embrie Samuel Embrie Samuel Embrie was an American-born farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Cumberland County in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1847 to 1851. His name also appears as Samuel Embree.... |
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| County of Queen's | Simeon Perkins Simeon Perkins Simeon 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... |
| Benajah Collins Benajah Collins Benajah 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.... |
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| County of King's 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.... |
Jonathan Crane Jonathan 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.... Benjamin Belcher Benjamin Belcher Benjamin 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.... (1793) |
| Elisha DeWolf Elisha DeWolf Elisha DeWolf was a judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented King's County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1793 to 1799 and from 1818 to 1820.... |
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| County of Hants 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... |
Hector Maclean Hector Maclean (politician) Hector Maclean was an English-born soldier, farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Hants County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1793 to 1799.... |
| William Cottnam Tonge William Cottnam Tonge William Cottnam Tonge was a judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Hants County from 1793 to 1799 and from 1806 to 1811 and Newport township from 1799 to 1806 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.... |
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| County of Shelburne 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... |
Stephen Skinner Stephen Skinner (politician) Stephen Skinner was a judge and political figure in New Jersey and Nova Scotia. He represented Shelburne County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1793 to 1799.... |
| James Humphreys James Humphreys (printer) James Humphreys was a printer, publisher, merchant and politician in Nova Scotia and Pennsylvania. He represented Shelburne County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1793 to 1796.... |
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| County of Sydney | John Stuart John Stuart (Nova Scotia politician) John Stuart was a Scottish-born lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Sydney County in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1793 to 1799.... |
| Thomas Cutler Thomas Cutler Thomas Cutler was a lawyer, judge, merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Sydney County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1793 to 1799.... |
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| Town 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... |
John George Pyke John George Pyke John 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... |
| William Cochran William 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... |
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| 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 :... |
Matthew Archibald Matthew Archibald Matthew 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 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... |
Charles Dickson Charles Dickson Charles 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 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... |
Robert McElhinney Robert McElhinney Robert McElhinney was an Irish-born political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Londonderry township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1790 to 1799.... |
| Town 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... |
Thomas Barclay Thomas Henry Barclay Thomas Henry Barclay was an American lawyer who became one of the United Empire Loyalists in Nova Scotia and served in the colony's government.... |
| Town of Granville | Alexander Howe Alexander Howe Alexander Howe was a soldier, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. He represented Annapolis County and then Granville township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1785 to 1799.... |
| Town 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,... |
Henry Rutherford Henry Rutherford Henry Rutherford was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented the town of Digby from 1793 to 1806 and Annapolis County from 1806 to 1808 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.... |
| Town 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 Bolman John Bolman John D. Bolman was a German-born physician, surgeon and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Lunenburg township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1793 to 1809.... |
| Town 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 Lusby Thomas Lusby Thomas Lusby was an English-born farmer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Amherst township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1793 to 1801.... |
| Town of Horton | Samuel Leonard Samuel Leonard (loyalist) Samuel Leonard was a United Empire Loyalist and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Horton township from 1793 to 1799 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.... |
| Town of Cornwallis | William Baxter William Baxter (Nova Scotia politician) William Baxter was a physician, businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Cornwallis township from 1793 to 1799 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.... |
| Town 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... |
Samuel Hart Samuel Hart Samuel Hart was an American Episcopal clergyman.-Biography:He was born at Saybrook, Connecticut. He graduated at Trinity College in 1866, after 1868 taught at that institution, and was made professor of Latin in 1883. He was ordained priest in 1870, and in 1893 he was elected Bishop of Vermont,... |
| Town 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... |
John McMonagle John McMonagle John 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 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... |
Jeremiah Northup Jeremiah 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 Newport | Shubael Dimock Shubael Dimock (politician) Shubael Dimock was a political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Newport township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1793 to 1799 and from 1826 to 1830; later, he represented Hants County from 1799 to 1820.... |
| Town 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:... |
Colin Campbell Colin Campbell (probate judge) Colin Campbell was a Scottish-born lawyer, probate judge, official and political officer in Nova Scotia. He represented the town of Shelburne in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1793 to 1818.... |
| Town 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 (Loyalist) John Sargent was an American Loyalist during American Revolution. A Methodist merchant from Salem, Massachusetts, he was the second son of Colonel Epes Sargent, by his second wife, the widow Catharine Browne... |
| Town 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... |
Samuel Sheldon Poole Samuel Sheldon Poole Samuel 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.... |
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