Hector Maclean was an English

England

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-born soldier, farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

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. He represented Hants County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly

Nova Scotia House of Assembly

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 from 1793 to 1799.

He was born at Golden Square

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, London

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. Maclean served as a lieutenant in the 84th Regiment of Foot (Royal Highland Emigrants)

84th Regiment of Foot (Royal Highland Emigrants)

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 and settled in Nova Scotia after the regiment was disbanded. In 1789, he married Elinor Margaret Mowet. He received a grant of land in Douglas township in Hants County

Hants County, Nova Scotia

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