David A. Hearn was a lawyer and political figure in 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...

, Canada. He represented Richmond County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly

Nova Scotia House of Assembly

The Nova Scotia Legislature, consisting of Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant Governor and the House of Assembly, is the legislative branch of the provincial government of Nova Scotia, Canada...

 from 1886 to 1890 as a Liberal-Conservative member.

He was born in Arichat, Nova Scotia

Arichat, Nova Scotia

The village of Arichat is one of the oldest communities in Nova Scotia, dating back to the 18th century. It is a district of Richmond County on Isle Madame....

, the son of James Hearn, of Irish

Ireland

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 origin, and Isabella Campbell, who came from Scotland

Scotland

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. He was educated in Arichat and was called to the Nova Scotia bar in 1878. In 1879, he married Elizabeth Ida Quinan. Hearn served as a member of the council for Richmond County

Richmond County, Nova Scotia

Richmond County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:Named in honour of Sir Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond and Lennox, who was Governor General of British North America 1818-1819, Richmond County was created in 1835....

, as a school commissioner and was a census commissioner in 1881. In 1891, he moved his practice to Sydney

Sydney, Nova Scotia

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. Hearn advocated the abolition of the province's Legislative Council

Legislative Council of Nova Scotia

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. He married Bridget Mary Ormond in 1905 following the death of his first wife. In 1907, he was named King's Counsel. Hearn was a member of the Knights of Columbus

Knights of Columbus

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and at one time was president of the Nova Scotia Barristers Association.