9th General Assembly of Nova Scotia
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The 9th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia
between the election of August 7th 1806 and 1811, its membership being set in the November 1806 Nova Scotia general election.
The Assembly sat at the pleasure of the Governor of Nova Scotia, Sir John Wentworth
until 1808, Governor Sir Sir George Prevost
to 1811, and Alexander Croke
in 1811.
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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 the election of August 7th 1806 and 1811, its membership being set in the November 1806 Nova Scotia general election.
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:...
until 1808, Governor Sir Sir George Prevost
George Prevost
Sir George Prévost, 1st Baronet was a British soldier and colonial administrator. Born in Hackensack, New Jersey, the eldest son of Swiss French Augustine Prévost, he joined the British Army as a youth and became a captain in 1784. Prévost served in the West Indies during the French Revolutionary...
to 1811, and Alexander Croke
Alexander Croke
Sir Alexander Croke was a British judge, colonial administrator and author influential in Nova Scotia of the early nineteenth century....
in 1811.
Division of Seats
- County of Halifax - Edward MortimerEdward Mortimer (businessman)Edward Mortimer was a Scottish-born businessman, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1799 to 1820....
, Simon Bradstreet RobieSimon Bradstreet RobieSimon Bradstreet Robie was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Truro Township from 1799 to 1806 and Halifax County from 1806 to 1826 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....
, Samuel G. W. ArchibaldSamuel George William ArchibaldSamuel 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....
, William LawsonWilliam Lawson (banker)William Lawson was a businessman, office holder, justice of the peace, and politician. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and was the son of John Lawson and Sarah Shatford.-Business and public career:... - County of Annapolis - Thomas RitchieThomas Ritchie (judge)Thomas Ritchie was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1806 to 1824....
, Henry RutherfordHenry RutherfordHenry 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.... - County of Lunenburg - Lewis Morris WilkinsLewis Morris Wilkins (speaker)Lewis Morris Wilkins was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Lunenburg in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1799 to 1817...
, Edward JamesEdward 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.... - County of Cumberland - Henry PurdyHenry PurdyHenry Purdy was a landowner, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Cumberland County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1806 to 1820....
, Thomas Roach - County of Kings - Jonathan 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....
, John WellsJohn Wells (Nova Scotia politician)John Wells was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented King's County from 1806 to 1818 and the town of Cornwallis from 1820 to 1826 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.... - County of Queens - Snow ParkerSnow ParkerSnow Parker was a merchant, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Queen's County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1801 to 1826....
, George CollinsGeorge Collins (Nova Scotia politician)George Collins was a mariner, merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Queens County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1806 to 1813.... - County of Hants - William Cottnam TongeWilliam Cottnam TongeWilliam 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....
, Shubael DimockShubael 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.... - County of Shelburne - Jacob Van BuskirkJacob Van BuskirkJacob Van Buskirk was a merchant, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Shelburne County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1805 to 1818....
, James LentJames Lent (Nova Scotia politician)James Lent was a judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Shelburne County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1806 to 1818.... - County of Sydney - Joseph MarshallJoseph Marshall (judge)Joseph Marshall was an Irish-born farmer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Sydney County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1800 to 1811....
, Edward Irish - Town of Halifax - John George 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...
, Foster Hutchinson - Town of Truro - Thomas Pearson
- Town of Onslow - Nathaniel MarstersNathaniel MarstersNathaniel Marsters was a farmer, magistrate and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Onslow township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1806 to 1818....
- Town of Londonderry - Samuel ChandlerSamuel Chandler (politician)Samuel Chandler was an American-born merchant and politician in Nova Scotia. He represented Londonderry township in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1799 to 1811....
- Town of Annapolis - Thomas Walker
- Town of Granville - Isaiah Shaw
- Town of Digby - John WarwickJohn Warwick (Nova Scotia politician)John Warwick was an English-born farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented the town of Digby from 1806 to 1818 and Annapolis County from 1818 to 1820 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....
- Town of Lunenburg - John BolmanJohn BolmanJohn 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 - Edward Baker
- Town of Horton - Daniel Dewolf
- Town of Cornwallis - Lemuel Morton
- Town of Liverpool - Joseph BarssJoseph Barss (politician)Joseph Barss was a mariner, merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Liverpool township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1799 to 1811....
- Town of Windsor - William H. Otis HaliburtonWilliam Hersey Otis HaliburtonWilliam Hersey Otis Haliburton was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented the town of Windsor from 1806 to 1811 and Hants County from 1811 to 1826....
- 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 Newport - Thomas Allen
- Town of Shelburne - Colin CampbellColin 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 - John SargentJohn 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 - Samuel Sheldon 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....
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