Laurence O'Connor Doyle was a lawyer, editor 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 Arichat Township from 1832 to 1840, Halifax County from 1843 to 1847 and Halifax Township from 1847 to 1855 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly

Nova Scotia House of Assembly

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 as a supporter of the Reform Party .

He was born in Halifax

City of Halifax

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, Nova Scotia, the son of Laurence Doyle and Bridget O’Connor . He was educated at Stonyhurst College

Stonyhurst College

Stonyhurst College is a Roman Catholic independent school, adhering to the Jesuit tradition. It is located on the Stonyhurst Estate near the village of Hurst Green in the Ribble Valley area of Lancashire, England, and occupies a Grade I listed building...

 in England

England

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 and then returned to study law with Richard John Uniacke

Richard John Uniacke

Richard John Uniacke was a lawyer, politician, member of the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly and Attorney General of Nova Scotia....

 . Doyle was called to the bar in 1828 and set up practice in Halifax . In 1833, he married Sarah Ann Driscoll . Doyle served as a member of the province's Executive Council from 1848 to 1850 . In 1855, he moved to New York City

New York City

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where he practiced law . Doyle died there at the age of 60 .