24th General Assembly of Nova Scotia
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The 25th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia
between 1871 and 1874.
Jared C. Troop was chosen as speaker for the house.
The assembly was dissolved on November 23, 1874.
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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 1871 and 1874.
Jared C. Troop was chosen as speaker for the house.
The assembly was dissolved on November 23, 1874.
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:... |
Jared C. Troop Jared C. Troop Jared Chipman Troop was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1867 to 1874.... |
Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government... |
| David C. Landers David C. Landers David C. Landers was a political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1867 to 1874 as a Liberal member.... |
Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government... |
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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:... |
Daniel MacDonald Daniel MacDonald (Nova Scotia politician) Daniel MacDonald was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Antigonish County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1867 to 1878 as a Liberal member.... |
Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government... |
| Joseph MacDonald Joseph MacDonald (politician) Joseph MacDonald was a political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Antigonish County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1867 to 1874 as a Liberal member.... |
Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government... |
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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... |
Alonza J. White Alonza J. White Alonza J. White was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1867 to 1878 and from 1882 to 1886 as a Liberal member.... |
Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government... |
| John Fergusson John Fergusson John Fergusson was a Scottish-born political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Cape Breton County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1867 to 1874 as a Liberal member.... |
Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government... |
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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... |
Thomas Fletcher Morrison Thomas Fletcher Morrison Thomas Fletcher Morrison was a sailor, farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Londonderry Township from 1851 to 1859 and Colchester County from 1859 to 1863 and from 1867 to 1874 as a Liberal in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.He was born in Londonderry, Nova Scotia,... |
Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government... |
| Samuel Rettie Samuel Rettie Samuel Rettie was a merchant, shipbuilder and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Colchester County from 1871 to 1874 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Liberal-Conservative member.... |
Conservative | |
| 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... |
Henry Gesner Pineo, Jr. Henry Gesner Pineo, Jr. Henry Gesner Pineo, Jr. was a political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cumberland County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1867 to 1874 as a Conservative member.... |
Conservative |
| Edward Vickery Edward Vickery Edward Vickery was a merchant, ship builder and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cumberland County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Conservative member from 1871 to 1874 and 1875 to 1882.He was born in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, the son of James Vickery and Mary Tate,... |
Conservative | |
| 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,... |
William Berrian Vail William Berrian Vail William Berrian Vail, PC was a Canadian businessman and politician.Vail was born in Sussex Vale, New Brunswick, the son of John Cougle Vail and Charlotte Hannah Arnold. In 1850, he married Charlotte Leslie Jones. He represented Digby County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1867 to 1874... |
Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government... |
| Urbine Doucett | Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government... |
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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... |
John Angus Kirk John Angus Kirk John Angus Kirk was a Canadian politician and farmer. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding of Guysborough. He was defeated in 1878 and re-elected in 1882 and 1887.He was the son of Angus Kirk, of Scottish descent... Charles M. Franchville Charles M. Franchville Charles Muller Francheville was a merchant, ship owner and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Guysborough County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1874 to 1878 as a Liberal member.... (1874) |
Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government... |
| William H. Wylde William Henry Wylde William Henry Wylde was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Guysborough County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1870 to 1875 as a Liberal member.... |
Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government... |
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| 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... |
William Garvie William Garvie William Garvie was a lawyer, journalist and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Liberal from 1871 to 1872.... John Taylor John Taylor (Nova Scotia politician) John Taylor was a Scottish-born merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1873 to 1874 as a Liberal member.... (1873) |
Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government... |
| John Flinn John Flinn (politician) John Flinn was a merchant, contractor and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1871 to 1874 as a Liberal-Conservative member.... |
Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government... |
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| Donald Archibald Donald Archibald Donald Archibald was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1871 to 1878 as a Liberal member.... |
Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government... |
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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... |
William Henry Allison William Henry Allison William Henry Allison was a Canadian politician and school lands commissioner. He was elected as a Conservative to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1878 election in the riding of Hants and re-elected in 1882.Allison was the son of James Whidden Allison, who had served as a member of the... Thomas B. Smith Thomas Barlow Smith Thomas Barlow Smith was a merchant, ship builder, author and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Hants County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1874, from 1878 to 1882 and from 1890 to 1894 as a Liberal-Conservative member.He was born in Windsor, Nova Scotia, the son of... (1874) |
Conservative Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government... |
| William McDougall William McDougall (Nova Scotia politician) William McDougall was a shipbuilder, ship owner and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Hants County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1871 to 1874 as a Liberal member.... Henry Yeomans Henry Yeomans Henry Yeomans was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Hants County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1874 as a Liberal member.... (1874) |
Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government... |
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| Inverness County Inverness (provincial electoral district) Inverness is a provincial electoral district on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.... |
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.... |
Conservative |
| 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... Duncan J. Campbell Duncan J. Campbell Duncan J. Campbell was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Inverness County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1872 to 1883 as a Conservative member.... (1872) |
Conservative | |
| 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.... |
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.... |
Conservative |
| Douglas B. Woodworth Douglas Benjamin Woodworth Douglas Benjamin Woodworth was a lawyer and member of the Woodworth political family from Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Kings in the Canadian House of Commons from 1882 to 1887 as a Liberal-Conservative member.... |
Conservative | |
| 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:... |
Mather Byles DesBrisay Mather Byles DesBrisay Mather Byles DesBrisay was a Canadian lawyer, judge, politician, and historian in the Province of Nova Scotia whose collections form the DesBrisay Museum in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia.... |
Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government... |
| James Eisenhauer James Daniel Eisenhauer James Daniel Eisenhauer was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Lunenburg in the Canadian House of Commons from 1887 to 1891 as a Liberal member.... |
Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government... |
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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... |
James McDonald 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.... (1872) |
Conservative |
| Simon H. Holmes Simon Hugh Holmes Simon Hugh Holmes was a Nova Scotia politician, publisher and lawyer. He was the fourth Premier of Nova Scotia for ten years.Holmes was born in Springvale, Nova Scotia, in Pictou County... |
Conservative | |
| Hugh J. Cameron | Conservative | |
| Queens County | Samuel Freeman Samuel Freeman (Canadian politician) Samuel Freeman was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Queens County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1867 to 1878 as a Liberal member.... |
Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government... |
| William H. Smith William Henry Smith (Nova Scotia politician) William Henry Smith was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Queen's County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1867 to 1874 as a Conservative member.... |
Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government... |
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| 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.... |
Edmund Flynn Edmund Power Flynn Edmund Power Flynn was a Canadian politician, Richmond County's first coroner and merchant. He was the son of John Flynn b.1789 d.1839 and Mary Power b.1794 d.1849 both born in Dungarvin, Co. Waterford, Ireland. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1874 as a Member of the Liberal... Charles Boudroit Charles Boudroit Charles Boudroit was a mariner and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Richmond County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1874 to 1878 as an independent member.... (1874) |
Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government... |
| Murdoch McRae Murdoch McRae Murdoch McRae was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Richmond County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1871 to 1878 and from 1882 to 1886 as a Liberal-Conservative member.... |
Conservative | |
| 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 Johnston Thomas Johnston (Canadian politician) Thomas Johnston was a merchant, ship owner and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Shelburne County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1867 to 1878 and from 1882 to 1897 as a Liberal member. His name also appears as Thomas Johnson in some sources.He was born in... |
Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government... |
| Robert Robertson | Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government... |
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| 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... |
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... David McCurdy David McCurdy David McCurdy was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Victoria County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1873 to 1878 as a Liberal member.... (1873) |
Conservative |
| John Ross John Ross (Nova Scotia politician) John Ross was a political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Victoria County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1867 to 1874 as a Liberal member.... |
Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government... |
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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... |
Albert Gayton Albert Gayton Albert Gayton was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Yarmouth County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1871 to 1890 as a Liberal member.... |
Conservative |
| William H. Townsend William H. Townsend William H. Townsend was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Yarmouth County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1859 to 1863 as a Conservative and from 1866 to 1872 as a Liberal member.... John K. Ryerson John K. Ryerson John K. Ryerson was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Yarmouth County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1867 to 1871 and from 1872 to 1874 as a Liberal member.... (1872) |
Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government... |
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