John Crowe was a farmer 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...

. He represented Onslow township from 1826 to 1830, from 1835 to 1836 and from 1841 to 1851 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...

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He was born in Onslow, Nova Scotia

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...

, the son of John Crowe and Elizabeth Marshall, immigrants from Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

. Crowe went to sea at a young age before becoming a farmer. In 1818, he married Agnes McNutt. Crowe was elected to the assembly in an 1841 by-election held following the death of Alexander Upham

Alexander Upham

Alexander McCurdy Upham was a farmer, merchant, ship builder and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Onslow township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1836 to 1841 as a Reformer....

. He died in Onslow at the age of 94.