6th General Assembly of Nova Scotia

The 6th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between November 1785 to 1793.

The Assembly sat at the pleasure of the Governor of Nova Scotia, Edmund Fanning until 1786, and then under Governor John Parr.

Sessions

In 1785, the Speaker of the House was Sampson Salter Blowers In 1789, the speaker was Richard John Uniacke. A writ for the election of the 6th General Assembly of Nova Scotia was issued on 21 October 1785, returnable by 1 December 1785. The assembly convened on 5 December 1785, held seven sessions, and was dissolved on 22 January 1793.

Governor and Council

At the convening of the assembly:

After April 1786:

Technically, Gov. Carleton was appointed not as governor general, but as Governor of Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and St. John's Island (four simultaneous appointments). Since a governor only has power when actually in their jurisdiction, the three additional appointments were effectively meaningless, with Lt. Gov. Parr serving as acting governor.

The members of the Council are currently under research.

House of Assembly

Officers

Division of seats

The customary assignment of seats was continued: 4 seats assigned to Halifax County, 2 seats to the other counties and to Halifax Township, and 1 seat to the other townships, for a total of 39 seats.

Sunbury County, Sackville Township and Cumberland Township were no longer represented, as they had become part of the Province of New Brunswick in 1784. Digby Township, Shelburne Township, Shelburne County, and Sydney County had been newly established and were granted representation.

Members

Electoral District Name First elected / previously elected Notes
Amherst Township William Freeman 1783 election declared invalid 9 December 1785, not an inhabitant.
Charles Hill (1786) 1786 by-election, took seat 8 June 1786.
Annapolis County Thomas Henry Barclay 1785
David Seabury 1785 election declared invalid 8 December 1785, re-elected, took seat 10 June 1786, election again declared invalid 15 June 1786.
Alexander Howe (1786) 1786 declared duly elected, took seat 15 June 1786.[1]
Annapolis Township Col. Stephen De Lancey 1784 appointed to office in the Bahamas, seat declared vacant 6 April 1789.[2]
James Delancey (1790) 1790 by-election, took seat 26 February 1790.
Barrington Township Joseph Aplin 1785 took seat 21 December 1785, seat declared vacant 6 April 1789, having been out of the province for two years.
Gideon White (1790) 1790 by-election, took seat 1 March 1790.
Cornwallis Township Benjamin Belcher 1785 took seat 8 December 1785.
Cumberland County John Butler Dight 1785
Christopher Harper 1785 seat declared vacant 7 December 1785, not an inhabitant.
Philip Marchington (1786) 1786 by-election, took seat 8 June 1786.
Thomas Watson 1785 improperly elected due to error in the writ. He petitioned on 14 June 1786 to take Harper's seat, but Marchington had already been seated.
Digby Township Thomas Millidge 1785 took seat 10 June 1786.
Falmouth Township Jeremiah Northup 1775 apology for non-attendance accepted on 16 June 1791.
Granville Township Benjamin James 1785
Halifax County Sampson Salter Blowers 1785 appointed to Council 3 January 1788.
Charles Morris (1788) 1785 by-election, 22 February 1788, took seat 12 March 1789.
Richard John Uniacke 1785
John George Pyke 1779
Michael Wallace 1785
Halifax Township John Fillis 1785
William Cochran 1785
Hants County Benjamin DeWolf 1782
Winckworth Tonge 1785 died 2 February 1792.
George Henry Monk (1792) 1792 by-election, took seat 18 June 1792.
Horton Township Gurdon Denison 1785 apology for non-attendance accepted on 23 June 1791.
Kings County Jonathan Crane 1784
Elisha Lawrence 1785 resolved 6 April 1789 seat to be declared vacant if he did not attend the next session, but he did attend.
Liverpool Township Ephraim Dean 1785 died on 27 January 1787.
George William Sherlock (1787) 1787 by-election, 14 March 1787, took seat 25 October 1787. Election declared invalid 13 November 1787, reelected 11 December 1787, took seat 5 March 1789.
Londonderry Township James Smith 1785 seat declared vacant 6 April 1789 as a public defaulter.
Robert McElhinney (1790) 1790 by-election, took seat 25 February 1790.
Lunenburg County Dettlieb Christopher Jessen 1785
John William Schwartz 1773
Lunenburg Township Casper Wollenhaupt 1783
Newport Township John Day Jr. 1785 resigned 8 June 1791, appointed sheriff of Hants County.
William Cottnam Tonge (1792) 1792 by-election, took seat 8 June 1792.
Onslow Township Charles Dickson 1776 took seat 12 December 1785.
Queens County Simeon Perkins 1765
Benajah Collins 1784 took seat 17 June 1786.
Shelburne County Alexander Leckie 1785 took seat 17 December 1785 after election was contested and declared valid.
Charles McNeal 1785 took seat 17 December 1785 after election was contested and declared valid.
Shelburne Township Isaac Wilkins 1785 took seat 17 December 1785 after election was contested and declared valid.
Sydney County James Michael Freke Bulkeley 1785 took seat 8 June 1786.
James Putnam 1785 took seat 8 June 1787.
Truro Township Matthew Archibald 1785
Windsor Township John McMonagle 1785
Yarmouth Township Samuel Sheldon Poole 1785

Note: Unless otherwise noted, members were elected at the general election, and took their seats at the convening of the assembly. By-elections are special elections held to fill specific vacancies. When a member is noted as having taking their seat on a certain date, but a by-election isn't noted, the member was elected at the general election but arrived late.

References

  1. ^ Tulloch, Judith (1987). "Barclay, Thomas Henry". In Halpenny, Francess G. (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. VI (1821–1835) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  2. ^ A website (Bielinski, Stefan. "Stephen De Lancey". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 2 November 2017.) claims he was named to Council in 1786, but this appears to be a case of confusion with his brother James.
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_General_Assembly_of_Nova_Scotia