Samuel Creelman was a farmer, merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia

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. He represented Colchester County from 1847 to 1851 and Truro Township from 1851 to 1855 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly

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Creelman was born in Upper Stewiacke Township, Nova Scotia

Upper Stewiacke, Nova Scotia

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, the son of William Creelman and Hannah Tupper. He taught for several years before becoming a merchant in Stewiacke. Creelman married Elizabeth Elliott Ellis in 1834. He then took over the operation of his father's farm, also investing in land and mortgages. Creelman also was a shareholder and part owner of woollen mills. He served as a justice of the peace

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. Creelman was the province's financial secretary from 1851 to 1856. He served as a member of the province's Legislative Council

Legislative Council of Nova Scotia

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 from 1860 to 1862.

Creelman was named gold commissioner for the province in 1862. Although originally a Liberal

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, he later supported Confederation

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 and became a Liberal-Conservative. He was named to the Legislative Council again in 1867 and was commissioner of mines and public works from 1878 to 1882. Creelman was a prominent member of the Sons of Temperance

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, the Young Men's Christian Association

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and the Nova Scotia Bible Society. He died on his farm in Upper Stewiacke at the age of 82.