Caleb Rand Bill was a member of the Canadian

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 Senate

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.

Born in Billtown

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, Nova Scotia

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, a town founded by his ancestors, he was a farmer before entering politics. In 1828, he married Rebecca Cogswell. He represented Kings County from 1855 to 1859 and the northern region of Kings County from 1863 to 1867 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly

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. A Liberal-Conservative, he was appointed to the Senate on 23 October 1867 by a royal proclamation of Queen Victoria

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 following Canadian Confederation

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 earlier that year. He represented the senatorial division

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 of Nova Scotia until his death. He was also governor for Acadia College, president of the county agricultural society and a member of the school commission.

His son William

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William Cogswell Bill was a farmer, conveyancer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Kings County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1878 to 1882 and from 1886 to 1890 as a Liberal member....

served as a member of the Nova Scotia assembly.