10th General Assembly of Nova Scotia

A writ for the election of the 10th General Assembly of Nova Scotia was issued Aug. 17, 1811. It convened on February 6, 1812 and held eight sessions. It was dissolved on May 11, 1818.

The assembly sat at the pleasure of Lieutenant Governor John Coape Sherbrooke. George Ramsay became Lieutenant Governor in 1816.

Lewis Morris Wilkins was chosen as speaker for the house, seat declared vacant Feb. 13, 1817. Simon Bradstreet Robie was chosen as speaker Feb. 13, 1817.

List of members

Electoral District Name First elected / previously elected Notes
Amherst Township Edward Baker 1806
Annapolis County Thomas Ritchie 1806 took seat Feb. 7, 1812.
Peleg Wiswall 1811 seat declared vacant Mar. 5, 1817, appointed associate judge of Supreme Court.
Cereno Upham Jones (1817) 1817 by-election June 4, 1817, took seat Feb. 10, 1818.
Annapolis Township John Harris 1811
Barrington Township John Sargent 1793
Cornwallis Township William Allen Chipman 1799
Cumberland County Thomas Roach 1799 took seat Feb. 17, 1812.
Henry Purdy 1806
Digby Township John Warwick 1806
Falmouth Township John Manning 1811
Granville Township Isaiah Shaw 1806 took seat Feb. 17, 1812.
Halifax County Edward Mortimer 1799 took seat Feb. 14, 1812.
Samuel George William Archibald 1806 took seat Feb. 14, 1812.
Simon Bradstreet Robie 1799
William Lawson 1806
Halifax Township John George Pyke 1793, 1801
John Pryor 1811
Hants County William Hersey Otis Haliburton 1811
Shubael Dimock 1799
Horton Township Samuel Bishop 1811
Kings County Jonathan Crane 1784
John Wells 1806 took seat Feb. 7, 1812.
Liverpool Township Joseph Freeman 1811
Londonderry Township James Fleming 1811
Lunenburg County Lewis Morris Wilkins 1799 seat declared vacant Feb. 13, 1817, appointed puisne judge of Supreme Court.
Edward James (1817) 1793, 1806, 1817 by-election June 2, 1817, took seat Feb. 27, 1818.
Francis Joseph Rudolf 1811 took seat Feb. 10, 1812.
Lunenburg Township John Creighton, Jr. 1810 took seat Feb. 10, 1812.
Newport Township John Allison 1811
Onslow Township Nathaniel Marsters 1806
Queens County Snow Parker 1801
George Collins 1806 took seat Mar. 20, 1812, died May 6, 1813.
John Barss (1813) 1813 by-election Aug. 25, 1813, took seat Feb. 17, 1814.
Shelburne County Jacob Van Buskirk 1805 took seat Mar. 14, 1814.
James Lent 1806 took seat July 21, 1812
Shelburne Township Colin Campbell 1793 took seat Mar. 19, 1814.
Sydney County John George Marshall 1811 2nd writ for Sydney Co. issued Oct. 28, election Dec. 2, 1811, took seat Feb. 6, 1812.
James Ballaine 1811 2nd writ for Sydney Co. issued Oct. 28, election Dec. 2, 1811, took seat Feb. 6, 1812, died April 10, 1812.
Samuel Hood George (1812) 1812 by-election Aug. 13, 1812, may not have taken seat, died June 10, 1813.
John Cunningham (1814) 1814 by-election May 20, 1814, took seat Feb. 8, 1815.
Truro Township James Kent 1811
Windsor Township Loran DeWolf 1811
Yarmouth Township Samuel Marshall 1811 took seat February 13, 1812; died April 1, 1813.
Samuel Sheldon Poole (1813) 1785, 1804, 1813 by-election September 3, 1813; took seat February 11, 1814.

References

  • Journal and proceedings of the House of Assembly, 1812 (1812)
  • Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). "Appendix A: Assembly Lists". The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1983: a biographical directory (PDF). Halifax: Province of Nova Scotia. pp. 262–264. ISBN 0-88871-050-X.