Joseph Allison was an Irish

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...

-born 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 Horton township 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 1799 to 1806.

He wasborn in Drumnaha in County Londonderry

County Londonderry

The place name Derry is an anglicisation of the old Irish Daire meaning oak-grove or oak-wood. As with the city, its name is subject to the Derry/Londonderry name dispute, with the form Derry preferred by nationalists and Londonderry preferred by unionists...

, the son of Joseph Allison and Alice Polk (or Pollock), and came to Nova Scotia with his parents in 1769. Allison married Alice Harding, the daughter of a Loyalist. He died in Horton.

His brother John

John Allison (Canadian politician)

John Allison was an Irish-born farmer, merchant and politician in Nova Scotia. He represented Newport township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1811 to 1820....

also served in the assembly.