Johtham Gay was an army officer and political figure in 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...

. He represented Cumberland County in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1772 to 1774.

The son of the Reverend Ebenezer Gay and Jerusha Bradford, he was probably born in Hingham, Massachusetts

Hingham, Massachusetts

Hingham is a town in northern Plymouth County on the South Shore of the U.S. state of Massachusetts and suburb in Greater Boston. The United States Census Bureau 2008 estimated population was 22,561...

. Gay received a land grant in 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...

 in 1761. He was a colonel in the continental army, serving at Louisbourg

Fortress of Louisbourg

The Fortress of Louisbourg is a national historic site and the location of a one-quarter partial reconstruction of an 18th century French fortress at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia...

 and at Fort Beauséjour

Fort Beauséjour

Fort Beauséjour, was built during Father Le Loutre's War from 1751-1755; it is located at the Isthmus of Chignecto in present-day Aulac, New Brunswick, Canada...

. He was elected to the assembly in a 1772 by-election held after Joshua Winslow

Joshua Winslow

Joshua Winslow was a soldier, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Cumberland County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1770 to 1772....

 was unseated for non-attendance. Gay later moved to Westmorland County, New Brunswick

Westmorland County, New Brunswick

Westmorland County is located in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada. The county contains the fast-growing commercial centre of Moncton as well as its northern and eastern suburbs...

, then returned to Hingham where he died at the age of 69.

His brother Martin

Martin Gay

Martin Gay was a metal smith and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Cumberland township in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1783 to 1784....

also served in the assembly.