8th General Assembly of Nova Scotia
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The 8th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia
between May 1799 to 1806, its membership being set in the November 1799 Nova Scotia general election.
The Assembly sat at the pleasure of the Governor of Nova Scotia, Sir John Wentworth
.
In 1799, the Speaker of the House
was Richard John Uniacke
. William Cottnam Tonge
replaced Uniacke as speaker in 1805.
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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 May 1799 to 1806, its membership being set in the November 1799 Nova Scotia general election.
The Assembly sat at the pleasure of the Governor of Nova Scotia, Sir John Wentworth
John Wentworth (governor)
Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet was the British colonial governor of New Hampshire at the time of the American Revolution. He was later also Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia.-Early life:...
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In 1799, the Speaker of the House
Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia
The Speaker for the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia is the presiding Officer of the House of Assembly. Gordie Gosse is the current Speaker of the 61st General Assembly of Nova Scotia....
was Richard John Uniacke
Richard John Uniacke
Richard John Uniacke was a lawyer, politician, member of the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly and Attorney General of Nova Scotia....
. William Cottnam Tonge
William Cottnam Tonge
William Cottnam Tonge was a judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Hants County from 1793 to 1799 and from 1806 to 1811 and Newport township from 1799 to 1806 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....
replaced Uniacke as speaker in 1805.
Division of Seats
- County of Halifax - William Cottnam TongeWilliam Cottnam TongeWilliam Cottnam Tonge was a judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Hants County from 1793 to 1799 and from 1806 to 1811 and Newport township from 1799 to 1806 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....
(disallowed by the Assembly), Edward MortimerEdward Mortimer (businessman)Edward Mortimer was a Scottish-born businessman, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1799 to 1820....
, James FultonJudge Fulton----James "Judge" Fulton was justice of the peace, judge, surveyor, politician, and founder of the village of Bass River, Nova Scotia....
, Charles MorrisCharles Morris (1759-1831)Charles Morris was a surveyor and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax County in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1788 to 1793 and from 1797 to 1806....
, Michael WallaceMichael Wallace (politician)Michael Wallace was a Scottish-born merchant, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1785 to 1802....
(elected to replace Willam Cottnam Tonge) - County of Annapolis - Thomas MillidgeThomas MillidgeThomas Millidge was a surveyor, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Digby Township from 1785 to 1793 and Annapolis County from 1793 to 1806 in the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly....
, James MoodyJames Moody (loyalist)James Moody was a loyalist volunteer during the American Revolution who became a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1793 to 1806.... - County of Lunenburg -Casper WollenhauptCasper WollenhauptCasper Wollenhaupt was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Lunenburg township in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1783 to 1793 and from 1799 to 1806....
, Lewis Morris WilkinsLewis Morris Wilkins (speaker)Lewis Morris Wilkins was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Lunenburg in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1799 to 1817... - County of Cumberland - Thomas Roach, George OxleyGeorge OxleyGeorge Oxley was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Cumberland County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1799 to 1806 and in 1820....
- County of Kings - Jonathan CraneJonathan Crane (politician)Johnathan Crane was a political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented King's County from 1785 to 1818 and the Township of Horton from 1818 to 1820 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....
, William Allen ChipmanWilliam Allen ChipmanWilliam Allen Chipman was a merchant, land owner, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented King's County from 1799 to 1806, from 1818 to 1826 and from 1828 to 1830, Sydney County from 1807 to 1808 and Cornwallis Township from 1811 to 1818 in the Nova Scotia House of AssemblyHe was... - County of Queens - Richard John UniackeRichard John UniackeRichard John Uniacke was a lawyer, politician, member of the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly and Attorney General of Nova Scotia....
, James TaylorJames Taylor (Nova Scotia politician)James Taylor was a merchant, seaman, tanner and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Queen's County from 1799 to 1801.... - County of Hants - John McMonagleJohn McMonagleJohn McMonagle was a judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Windsor township from 1784 to 1799 and Hants County from 1799 to 1806....
, Shubael DimockShubael Dimock (politician)Shubael Dimock was a political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Newport township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1793 to 1799 and from 1826 to 1830; later, he represented Hants County from 1799 to 1820.... - County of Shelburne - George GracieGeorge Gracie (politician)George Gracie was a Scottish-born merchant, shipowner and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Shelburne County in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1798 to 1806....
, James CoxJames Cox (Nova Scotia politician)James Cox was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Shelburne County in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1799 to 1805.... - County of Sydney - Joseph MarshallJoseph Marshall (judge)Joseph Marshall was an Irish-born farmer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Sydney County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1800 to 1811....
, William Campbell - Town of Halifax - William CochranWilliam Cochran (politician)William Cochran was an Irish-born merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1785 to 1806.He was the son of Joseph Cochran and settled in Halifax...
, John George PykeJohn George PykeJohn George Pyke was an English-born merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax County from 1785 to 1799 and Halifax Township from 1799 to 1800 and from 1802 to 1818 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly .He was the only child of John Pyke and Ann Scrope of Yorkshire... - Town of Truro - Simon Bradstreet RobieSimon Bradstreet RobieSimon Bradstreet Robie was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Truro Township from 1799 to 1806 and Halifax County from 1806 to 1826 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....
- Town of Onslow - Daniel McCurdyDaniel McCurdyDaniel McCurdy was a teacher, farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Onslow township in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1799 to 1806....
- Town of Londonderry - Samuel ChandlerSamuel Chandler (politician)Samuel Chandler was an American-born merchant and politician in Nova Scotia. He represented Londonderry township in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1799 to 1811....
- Town of Annapolis - Phineas Lovett, JrPhineas LovettPhineas Lovett was a farmer, merchant, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Annapolis County from 1774 to 1783 and from 1808 to 1811 and Annapolis township from 1799 to 1806 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.He was born in Massachusetts, the son of Phineas Lovett and Beulah...
- Town of Granville - Edward ThorneEdward ThorneEdward Thorne was a political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Granville township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1799 to 1806....
- Town of Digby - Henry RutherfordHenry RutherfordHenry Rutherford was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented the town of Digby from 1793 to 1806 and Annapolis County from 1806 to 1808 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....
- Town of Lunenburg - John BolmanJohn BolmanJohn D. Bolman was a German-born physician, surgeon and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Lunenburg township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1793 to 1809....
- Town of Amherst - Thomas LusbyThomas LusbyThomas Lusby was an English-born farmer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Amherst township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1793 to 1801....
- Town of Horton - Joseph AllisonJoseph Allison (Canadian politician)Joseph Allison was an Irish-born farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Horton township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1799 to 1806....
- Town of Cornwallis - Samuel Morton
- Town of Liverpool - Joseph BarssJoseph Barss (politician)Joseph Barss was a mariner, merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Liverpool township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1799 to 1811....
- Town of Windsor - George Henry Monk
- Town of Falmouth - Jeremiah NorthupJeremiah Northup (Nova Scotia politician)Jeremiah Northup was a political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Falmouth township in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1773 to 1809....
- Town of Newport - William Cottnam TongeWilliam Cottnam TongeWilliam Cottnam Tonge was a judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Hants County from 1793 to 1799 and from 1806 to 1811 and Newport township from 1799 to 1806 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....
- Town of Shelburne - Colin CampbellColin Campbell (probate judge)Colin Campbell was a Scottish-born lawyer, probate judge, official and political officer in Nova Scotia. He represented the town of Shelburne in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1793 to 1818....
- Town of Barrington - John SargentJohn Sargent (Loyalist)John Sargent was an American Loyalist during American Revolution. A Methodist merchant from Salem, Massachusetts, he was the second son of Colonel Epes Sargent, by his second wife, the widow Catharine Browne...
- Town of Yarmouth - Nathan UtleyNathan UtleyNathan Utley was an American-born sailor and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Yarmouth in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1799 to 1804....
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