William Annand was a Nova Scotia

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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...

 publisher and politician

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Born in Halifax

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, Annand was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly

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 in 1836 and supported demands for responsible government

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. He lost his seat in 1843 and became proprietor and editor of the Novascotian and Morning Chronicle newspapers. In 1851 he returned to the House of Assembly as member for Halifax County

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. He was the financial secretary in Joseph Howe

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Joseph Howe, PC was a Nova Scotian journalist, politician, and public servant. He is one of Nova Scotia's greatest and best-loved politicians...

's ministry from 1860 to 1863 and in 1867 was appointed to the Legislative Council

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. In July 1866, Annand and Howe headed up a delegation to London in order to lobby against Nova Scotia's inclusion in confederation. He became the second post-confederation Premier of Nova Scotia

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 November 7, 1867 on behalf of the Anti-Confederation Party

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 which soon became the Nova Scotia Liberal Party but was a weak leader. He resigned May 8, 1875 and was replaced three days later by Philip Carteret Hill

Philip Carteret Hill

Philip Carteret Hill was a Nova Scotia politician. Born in Halifax, he was mayor of Halifax from 1861 to 1864 before entering provincial politics as a supporter of Canadian confederation in 1867 serving as Provincial Secretary in the Conservative cabinet of Hiram Blanchard but lost his seat in the...

. One historian has dismissed him as a "mediocrity" who "possessed neither outstanding ability nor great depth of character".

He died in London

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in 1887.