Samuel Leonard (loyalist)
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Samuel Leonard was a United Empire Loyalist and political figure in Nova Scotia
. He represented Horton township from 1793 to 1799 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
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He was born in New Jersey
and served as a captain in the New Jersey Volunteers. Leonard married Nancy Allison. He served as a major in the King's County
militia. He died in Horton at the age of 69.
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 from 1793 to 1799 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...
.
He was born in New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
and served as a captain in the New Jersey Volunteers. Leonard married Nancy Allison. He served as a major in the King's County
Kings County, Nova Scotia
Kings County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.Kings County is located in central Nova Scotia on the shore of the Bay of Fundy with its northeastern part also forming the western shore of the Minas Basin....
militia. He died in Horton at the age of 69.