4th General Assembly of Nova Scotia - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 4th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia

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 May 1765 and April 2, 1770, its membership being set in the 1765 Nova Scotia general election. William Nesbitt

William Nesbitt

William Nesbitt was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He served as a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1758 to 1783....

was chosen as speaker.

Division of seats

The division of seats within the Nova Scotia Legislature after the General Election of 1765:

Halifax County:
- William Nesbitt
  William Nesbitt
  William Nesbitt was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He served as a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1758 to 1783....
- Benjamin Gerrish
  Benjamin Gerrish
  Benjamin Gerrish was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He was a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1759 to 1768....
- John Butler
  John Butler (Nova Scotia politician)
  John Butler was a businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1762 to 1772....
- William Best
  William Best (Nova Scotia politician)
  William Best was a political figure in Nova Scotia. He was a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1758 to 1759 and from 1761 to 1770....
King's County:
- Winckworth Tonge
  Winckworth Tonge
  Winckworth Tonge was a soldier, land owner and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Cumberland County from 1759 to 1760, King's County from 1765 to 1783 and Hants County from 1785 to 1792 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.He was born in County Wexford, Ireland and, in 1743, served as...
- Charles Morris, Jr
  Charles Morris (1731-1802)
  Charles Morris was a surveyor, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented King's County from 1761 to 1770 and Sunbury County from 1770 to 1784 in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia....
Queen's County:
- William Smith
  William Smith (Nova Scotia politician)
  William Smith was a merchant, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Queen's County in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1765 to 1779....
- Simeon Perkins
  Simeon Perkins
  Simeon Perkins was a Nova Scotia merchant, diarist and politician.Colonel Simeon Perkins was born in Norwich, Connecticut, one of sixteen children of Jacob Perkins and Jemima Leonard. He came to Liverpool, Nova Scotia, in May 1762 as part of the New England Planter migration to Nova Scotia...
Lunenburg County
- Joseph Pernette
  Joseph Pernette
  Joseph Pernette was a German-born merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Lunenburg County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1761 to 1770....
- Phillip Knaut
  Philip Augustus Knaut
  Philip Augustus Knaut was a German-born merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He was a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Lunenburg from 1758 to 1781....
Annapolis County
- Joseph Winniett
  Joseph Winniett
  Joseph Winniett was a public official, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented the town of Annapolis from 1761 to 1765 and Annapolis County from 1765 to 1770 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....
- John Harris
  John Harris (surveyor)
  John Harris was a farmer, land surveyor and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Annapolis County from 1762 to 1770 and Granville township from 1770 to 1772....
Cumberland County
- Benoni Danks
  Benoni Danks
  Benoni Danks was a New England Ranger and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Cumberland County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1765 to 1770....
- Gamaliel Smethurst
  Gamaliel Smethurst
  Gamaliel Smethurst was an American-born author and politician in Nova Scotia. He represented Cumberland County in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1765 to 1770....
Halifax Town
- Charles Procter
  Charles Procter
  Charles Procter was a ship owner and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented King's County from 1759 to 1760 and Halifax township from 1765 to 1773 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....
- Richard Wenman
Truro Town
- Charles Morris, Jr
Onslow Town
- James Brenton
  James Brenton
  James Brenton was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Onslow township from 1765 to 1770 and Halifax County from 1776 to 1785 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly ....
Horton Town
- William Welch
Cornwallis Town
- John Burbidge
  John Burbidge
  John Burbidge was a soldier, land owner, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax Township from 1759 to 1765 and Cornwallis Township from 1765 to 1775 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....
Falmouth Town
- Isaac Deschamps
  Isaac Deschamps
  Isaac Deschamps was a Canadian judge, and politician.Born in Switzerland or England, Deschamps came to Nova Scotia in 1749. He was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1759 for Annapolis County and represented Falmouth Township from 1761 to 1770...
Newport Town
- John Day
  John Day (Nova Scotia legislator)
  John Day was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Newport township from 1765 to 1770 and Halifax town from 1774 to 1775 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....
Liverpool Town
- Elisha Freeman
  Elisha Freeman
  Elisha Freeman was a merchant, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Liverpool township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1765 to 1767....
Lunenburg Town
- A Hinshelwood
  Archibald Hinshelwood
  Archibald Hinshelwood was a lawyer, merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He was a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1759 to 1773, representing Lunenburg County from 1761 to 1765 and from 1770 to 1773, and Lunenburg town from 1765 to 1770. His name also appears as...
Annapolis Town
- Jonathan Hoar
  Jonathan Hoar
  Johnathan Hoar was a soldier, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He was a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1759 to 1760 and from 1765 to 1770. He was born in Concord, Massachusetts, the son of Lieutenant Daniel Hoar, and was educated at Harvard College. Hoar served with...
Granville Town
- Henry Munroe
  Henry Munroe
  Henry Munroe was a Scottish-born soldier and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented the township of Granville in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1765 to 1768. His surname also appears as Munro....
Cumberland Town
- Josia Troop

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