22nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia
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The 23rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia
between 1864 and 1867.
The assembly sat at the pleasure of the Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, Charles Hastings Doyle
. Richard Graves MacDonnell
was governor for Nova Scotia from May 1864 to October 1865. William Fenwick Williams
served as governor from 1865 to 1867.
John C. Wade was chosen as speaker for the house.
The assembly was dissolved on June 10, 1867.
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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...
between 1864 and 1867.
The assembly sat at the pleasure of the Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, Charles Hastings Doyle
Charles Hastings Doyle
Sir Charles Hastings Doyle, KCMG was a British military officer and Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick....
. Richard Graves MacDonnell
Richard Graves MacDonnell
Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell KCMG CB was an Anglo-Irish lawyer, judge and colonial governor...
was governor for Nova Scotia from May 1864 to October 1865. William Fenwick Williams
William Fenwick Williams
General Sir William Fenwick Williams, 1st Baronet GCB was a British military leader of the Victorian era.-Early life:...
served as governor from 1865 to 1867.
John C. Wade was chosen as speaker for the house.
The assembly was dissolved on June 10, 1867.
List of Members
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| Annapolis County Annapolis County, Nova Scotia Annapolis County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia located in the western part of the province on the Bay of Fundy. The county seat is Annapolis Royal.-History:... |
J.W. Johnston James William Johnston James W. Johnston was a Nova Scotia lawyer and politician. He served as Premier of the colony from 1857 to 1860 and again from 1864. He was also Government Leader prior to the granting of responsible government in 1848. He was a Conservative and supporter of Confederation... William Hallett Ray William Hallett Ray William Hallett Ray was a Canadian politician, farmer, and merchant.Born in Clementsport, Annapolis Valley, Ray was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Annapolis County in an 1864 by-election held after James William Johnston was named to the bench... (1864) |
| Avard Longley Avard Longley Avard Longley was a farmer, merchant and politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1859 to 1867 and again from 1874 to 1878 and represented Annapolis in the Canadian House of Commons from 1878 to 1882 as a Conservative member.He... |
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| George Whitman George Whitman (politician) George Whitman was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1863 to 1867.... |
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| Antigonish County Antigonish County, Nova Scotia Antigonish County, Nova Scotia is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is located in northern Nova Scotia on the Northumberland Strait and its county seat is the town of Antigonish.-History:... |
W. A. Henry William Alexander Henry William Alexander Henry was a Canadian lawyer, politician, judge and one of the Fathers of Confederation.... |
| John McKinnon John McKinnon (Nova Scotia politician) John McKinnon was a political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Sydney County and later Antigonish County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1850 to 1867.... |
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| County of Cape Breton Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia Cape Breton County, officially, County Cape Breton, is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, on Cape Breton Island.Taking its name from Cape Breton, the most easterly point of the island which was called after the Bretons of Brittany, this municipality has what is probably the oldest... |
Thomas Caldwell |
| John George Bourinot John George Bourinot (elder) John George Bourinot was a French Canadian merchant and politician, a member of the first Canadian Senate.... |
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| Colchester County Colchester County, Nova Scotia Colchester County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:The appellation Colchester was applied in 1780 to the district previously called "Cobequid," and was derived from the town of Colchester in Essex... North division |
A.W. McLellan Archibald McLelan Archibald Woodbury McLelan, PC was a Canadian shipbuilder and politician, the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.... |
| William Blackwood | |
| Colchester County South division |
Adams G. Archibald Adams George Archibald Sir Adams George Archibald, KCMG, PC was a Canadian lawyer and politician, and a father of Confederation. He was based in Nova Scotia for most of his career, though he also served as 1st Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1870 to 1872.Archibald was born in Truro to a prominent family in Nova... |
| Francis R. Parker Francis R. Parker Frances R. Parker was a farmer, lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Hants County from 1855 to 1859 and Colchester County from 1863 to 1867 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Reformer.... |
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| Cumberland County Cumberland County, Nova Scotia Cumberland County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:The name Cumberland was applied by Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Monckton to the captured Fort Beauséjour on June 18, 1755 in honour of the third son of King George II, William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, victor at... |
Charles Tupper Charles Tupper Sir Charles Tupper, 1st Baronet, GCMG, CB, PC was a Canadian father of Confederation: as the Premier of Nova Scotia from 1864 to 1867, he led Nova Scotia into Confederation. He later went on to serve as the sixth Prime Minister of Canada, sworn in to office on May 1, 1896, seven days after... |
| Alexander McFarlane | |
| Robert Donkin | |
| Digby County Digby County, Nova Scotia Digby County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.Taking its name from the Township of Digby , which had been named in honour of Rear Admiral Robert Digby who dispatched HMS Atlanta to convey loyalists from New York City in the spring of 1783 to Conway, which became known as Digby,... |
John C. Wade John Chipman Wade John Chipman Wade was a Canadian politician and lawyer who served in both the Nova Scotia House of Assembly and the Canadian House of Commons.... |
| Mathurin Robicheau Mathurin Robicheau Mathurin Robicheau was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Clare township from 1855 to 1859 and Digby County from 1859 to 1867 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.... |
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| Colin Campbell Colin Campbell (Nova Scotia politician) Colin Campbell was a merchant, ship owner, ship builder and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Digby County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1859 to 1867 and from 1874 to 1878.... |
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| Guysborough County Guysborough County, Nova Scotia Guysborough County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:Taking its name from the Township of Guysborough, which was named in honour of Sir Guy Carleton, Guysborough County was created when Sydney County was divided in 1836.In 1840, the Township of St. Mary's, in Guysborough... |
William O. Heffernan William O. Heffernan William Owen Heffernan was a political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Guysborough County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1859 to 1867.... |
| Stewart Campbell | |
| Halifax County Halifax County, Nova Scotia Halifax County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.The Municipality of the County of Halifax was the municipal government of Halifax County, apart from the separately incorporated towns and cities therein... Western division |
John Tobin John Tobin (Nova Scotia politician) John Tobin was an Irish-born merchant and politician in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax Township from 1855 to 1859 and Halifax County from 1859 to 1867 in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia.... |
| Samuel Leonard Shannon Samuel Leonard Shannon Samuel Leonard Shannon was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1859 to 1867.... |
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| Henry Pryor Henry Pryor Henry Pryor was a lawyer, magistrate and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1859 to 1867.... |
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| Halifax County Eastern division |
William Annand William Annand William Annand was a Nova Scotia publisher and politician.Born in Halifax, Annand was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1836 and supported demands for responsible government. He lost his seat in 1843 and became proprietor and editor of the Novascotian and Morning Chronicle... |
| Henry Balcom Henry Balcom Henry Balcom was a shipbuilder and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1863 to 1871 first as a Reformer and then as a member of the Anti-Confederation Party.... |
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| Hants County Hants County, Nova Scotia Hants County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia which was the home of Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Alden Nowlan and Noel Doiron. The county of Hants was created June 17, 1781, and consisted of the townships of Windsor, Falmouth and Newport... North Division |
Ezra Churchill Ezra Churchill Ezra Churchill was a merchant, shipbuilder and a Canadian Senator for the province of Nova Scotia.He was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, the son of Ezra Churchill and Elizabeth Trefry. In 1824, he married Ann Davidson. Churchill married Rachel Burgess after the death of his first wife... |
| William Dawson Lawrence William Dawson Lawrence William Dawson Lawrence was a successful shipbuilder, businessman and politician. He built the William D. Lawrence, which is reported to be the largest wooden ship ever built in Canada.... |
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| Hants County South division |
James W. King |
| Lewis W. Hill | |
| Inverness County Inverness County, Nova Scotia Inverness County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Its territory is almost contiguous with the Municipality of Inverness County, which only excludes the town of Port Hawkesbury and First Nation reserves.-History:... |
Hiram Blanchard Hiram Blanchard Hiram Blanchard was a Nova Scotia lawyer, politician, and the first Premier of the province of Nova Scotia. Blanchard won election to the Nova Scotia legislative assembly in Inverness in 1859 as a Liberal.... |
| Peter Smyth Peter Smyth (politician) Peter Smyth was an Irish-born merchant and politician in Nova Scotia. He represented Inverness County in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1847 to 1867 as a Reformer and then as a Conservative.... |
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| Samuel McDonnell Samuel McDonnell Samuel McDonnell was a Canadian politician.Born in St. Andrews, County of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, the son of Donald McDonnell and Mary Macdonald, McDonnell studied law in Antigonish with William Alexander Henry. After being admitted to the Bar in 1862, he practiced law in Port Hood, Nova Scotia... |
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| Kings 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.... North Division |
Charles C. Hamilton |
| Caleb R. Bill Caleb Rand Bill Caleb Rand Bill was a member of the Canadian Senate.Born in Billtown, Nova Scotia, a town founded by his ancestors, he was a farmer before entering politics. In 1828, he married Rebecca Cogswell. He represented Kings County from 1855 to 1859 and the northern region of Kings County from 1863 to... |
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| Kings County South division |
Daniel Moore Daniel Charles Moore Daniel Charles Moore was a merchant, ship owner and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented King's County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1847 to 1855, from 1861 to 1867 and from 1871 to 1874.... |
| Edward L. Brown Edward L. Brown Edward Lothrop Brown was a physician and political figure. He represented Horton township from 1847 to 1859 and Kings County from 1863 to 1871 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.... |
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| Lunenburg County Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia Lunenburg County is a county located on the South Shore of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, It ranges from Hubbards to the east and Vogler's Cove to the west.-History:... |
Henry S. Jost Henry S. Jost Henry S. Jost was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Lunenburg township from 1851 to 1855 and Lunenburg County from 1864 to 1867in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.... |
| Henry A.N. Kaulback Henry Kaulback Henry Adolphus Newman Kaulback was a lawyer, ship owner and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Lunenburg County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1863 to 1867 and sat for Lunenburg in the Senate of Canada from 1872 to 1896... |
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| William Slocumb William Slocumb William Slocumb was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Lunenburg County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1863 to 1865 as a Liberal-Conservative. His surname also appears as Slocomb in some sources.He was born in Annapolis, Nova Scotia, the son of Caleb... Abraham Hebb Abraham Hebb Abraham Hebb was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Lunenburg County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1865 to 1867.... (1865) |
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| Pictou County Pictou County, Nova Scotia Pictou County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It was established in 1835, and was formerly a part of Halifax County from 1759 to 1835. It had a population of 46,513 people in 2006, which represents a decline of 6.3 percent from 1991. It is the sixth most populous county in Nova... East division |
James Fraser |
| James McDonald | |
| Pictou County West division |
Donald Fraser |
| Alexander MacKay Alexander MacKay (politician) Alexander MacKay was a merchant, farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Pictou County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1862 to 1867 and from 1872 to 1882 as a Conservative member.... |
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| Queens County | John Campbell |
| Queens County South district |
Andrew Cowie Andrew Cowie Andrew Cowie was a Scottish-born leather manufacturer, ship owner and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Liverpool township from 1851 to 1855 and Queen's County from 1859 to 1867 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.... |
| Queens County North district |
Charles Allison |
| Richmond County Richmond County, Nova Scotia Richmond County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:Named in honour of Sir Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond and Lennox, who was Governor General of British North America 1818-1819, Richmond County was created in 1835.... |
Isaac LeVesconte Isaac LeVesconte Isaac LeVesconte was a Nova Scotia businessman and political figure. He represented Richmond in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1869 to 1874.... |
| William Miller William Miller (Canadian politician) William Miller, PC was a Canadian politician.Born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, the son of Charles Miller and Elizabeth Smith, he was educated at the Antigonish Academy, studied law and was called the bar of Nova Scotia in 1860... |
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| Shelburne County Shelburne County, Nova Scotia Shelburne County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:Shelburne County was founded in 1784 shortly following the influx of Loyalist settlers evacuated from the newly independent United States of America... |
Thomas Coffin Thomas Coffin (Canadian politician) Thomas Coffin, was a Canadian businessman and politician.He was born in Barrington, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia in 1817. He owned a general store and with his brother and other partners operated a sawmill and shipbuilding yard on the Clyde River from 1854 until late in the 1870s... |
| Township of Shelburne Shelburne, Nova Scotia Shelburne is a town located in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the shire town of Shelburne County.-History:-Settlers:... |
John Locke John Locke (Canadian politician) John Locke was a merchant and Senator from Nova Scotia, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Senate from October 23, 1867 to December 12, 1873 and was summoned to the Senate by Royal Proclamation.... |
| Township of Barrington Barrington, Nova Scotia Barrington is a municipal district in western Shelburne County, Nova Scotia.Barrington forms the southernmost part of the province and contains Cape Sable, the eastern boundary between the North Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine.- Demographics :... |
Robert Robertson |
| Victoria County Victoria County, Nova Scotia Victoria County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.The shire town and largest municipality is the village of Baddeck.-History:Named after Queen Victoria, it was established by statute in 1851... |
William Ross William Ross (Canadian politician) William Ross was a Canadian politician.Born in Boularderie, Nova Scotia, the son of John Ross, a Scottish immigrant, and Robina McKenzie, Ross was a merchant and shipbuilder. In 1855, he married Eliza Moore. He represented Victoria County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1857 to 1867... |
| Charles J. Campbell Charles James Campbell Charles James Campbell was a Scottish-born merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Victoria in the Canadian House of Commons from 1874 to 1875, from 1876 to 1878 and from 1882 to 1887 as a Conservative member.He was born on the Isle of Skye, the son of John Campbell... |
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| Yarmouth County Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia For the ship built in Yarmouth County, see County of YarmouthYarmouth County is a rural county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It has both traditional Anglo-Scottish and Acadian French culture as well as significant inland wilderness areas, including over 365 lakes and several major rivers... |
Thomas Killam Thomas Killam Thomas Killam was a Nova Scotia shipbuilder and political figure. He represented Yarmouth as an Anti-Confederate member from 1867 to 1868.... |
| Township of Yarmouth Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Yarmouth is a town and fishing port located on the Gulf of Maine in rural southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the shire town of Yarmouth County. The town is located in the heart of the world's largest lobster fishing grounds and has Canada's highest lobster catch.- History :The townsite may... |
George S. Brown George Stayley Brown George Stayley Brown was a ship owner, historian and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Yarmouth township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1863 to 1866 as a Reformer.... |
| Township of Argyle Argyle, Nova Scotia Argyle is a municipal district in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.The district occupies the eastern portion of the county and is one of three municipal units - the other two being the town of Yarmouth and the Yarmouth municipal district.-History:... |
Isaac Hatfield Isaac Hatfield Isaac Smith Hatfield was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Argyle township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1863 to 1867 as a Liberal-Conservative.... |
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