Johnathan Hoar was a soldier, judge 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 was a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly

Nova Scotia House of Assembly

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 from 1759 to 1760 and from 1765 to 1770. He was born in Concord, Massachusetts

Concord, Massachusetts

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, the son of Lieutenant Daniel Hoar, and was educated at Harvard College

Harvard College

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. Hoar served with Samuel Waldo

Samuel Waldo (merchant)

Brigadier-General Samuel Waldo was a wealthy merchant, land speculator, soldier and political figure in Massachusetts.He was born in Boston, the son of Jonathan Waldo and Hannah Mason. In 1722, he married Lucy Wainwright...

 during the capture of Louisbourg. He was named a judge in the Court of Common Pleas in 1762. In 1767, he became surrogate judge of probate for Annapolis. He took ill and died after leaving the Annapolis area. According to some sources, Hoar was named governor of Newfoundland

Newfoundland and Labrador

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but died at sea before assuming that post .