Nathaniel Freeman was a merchant 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 Queen's County in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1780 to 1783.

He was born in Rochester, Massachusetts

Rochester, Massachusetts

Rochester is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,232 at the 2010 census.-History:Rochester was settled in 1679 on the lands called "Sippican" by the local Wampanoags, along the coast of Buzzards Bay...

, the son of Samuel Freeman and Sophia Ford. Freeman married Charlotte Freeman in 1849. He was a sawmill operator and the senior partner in Samuel Freeman and Sons. He was elected to the assembly in a 1780 by-election held after the death of William Smith

William Smith (Nova Scotia politician)

William Smith was a merchant, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Queen's County in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1765 to 1779....

. Freeman's seat was declared vacant in 1783 for non-attendance. He died in Liverpool

Liverpool, Nova Scotia

Liverpool is a Canadian community and former town located along the Atlantic Ocean of the Province of Nova Scotia's South Shore. It is situated within the Region of Queens Municipality which is the local governmental unit that comprises all of Queens County, Nova Scotia...

at the age of 55.