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1906 Nova Scotia General Election
The 1906 Nova Scotia general election was held on 20 June 1906 to elect members of the 34th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party. Results Results by party Retiring incumbents ;Liberal *George A. Cox, Shelburne *Michael Edwin Keefe, Halifax *Henry T. Laurence, Colchester *George Mitchell, Halifax * George G. Sanderson, Yarmouth *John Drew Sperry, Lunenburg Nominated candidates 1906 Nova Scotia Provincial Election Legend bold denotes party leader † denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in nomination contest Valley , - , rowspan="2", Annapolis , , , Orlando Daniels2,06229.46% , , A. L. Davison1,67423.91% , , , , , Orlando Daniels , - , , , Joseph A. Bancroft1,82626.09% , , Alfred Wightman1,43820.54% , , , , , Joseph A. Bancroft , - , rowspan="2", Digby , , , Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau1,37632.51% , , M. H. Marshall82919.59% , , , , , Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
34th General Assembly Of Nova Scotia
The 34th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between 1906 and 1911. The Liberal Party led by George Henry Murray George Henry Murray (June 7, 1861 – January 6, 1929) was a Nova Scotia politician who served as the eighth premier of Nova Scotia for 26 years and 188 days, the longest unbroken tenure for a head of government in Canadian history. Early life ... formed the government. Edward Matthew Farrell was named speaker. The assembly was dissolved on May 15, 1911. List of Members Notes: References * {{DEFAULTSORT:34th General Assembly Of Nova Scotia Terms of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1906 establishments in Nova Scotia 1911 disestablishments in Nova Scotia 20th century in Nova Scotia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halifax (provincial Electoral District)
Halifax was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected three, and then five members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1867 to 1933, at which point Halifax County was divided into five separate electoral districts: Halifax South, Halifax Centre, Halifax North, Halifax East and Halifax West Halifax West (french: Halifax-Ouest) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. Its population in 2021 was 111,944. Demographics ''From the 2016 census'' E .... Members of the Legislative Assembly From 1867 to 1916, Halifax elected three members to the Legislative Assembly. From 1916 to 1933, it elected five members. Halifax County elected the following members to the Legislative Assembly. Election results 1867 general election 1871 general election 1874 general election 1878 general election 1882 genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Smith Wilcox
Charles Smith Wilcox (December 21, 1852 – October 10, 1909) was a merchant and politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Hants County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1894 to 1901 and from 1906 to 1909 as a Liberal-Conservative member. He was born in Windsor, Nova Scotia, the son of James Wilcox and Ellen Smith, and was educated at King's College School there. He owned a hardware business and was a director of the Windsor Foundry and Machine Company. Wilcox married Emma Gertrude Thorn. He was mayor of Windsor from 1894 to 1895. Wilcox also served on the board of governors for King's College. During his time in the assembly, Wilcox supported leasing crown lands rather than issuing grants; he also lobbied for temperance Temperance may refer to: Moderation *Temperance movement, movement to reduce the amount of alcohol consumed *Temperance (virtue), habitual moderation in the indulgence of a natural appetite or passion Culture *Temperance (group), Canadian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Drysdale
Arthur Drysdale (born September 5, 1857 – October 21, 1922) was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Hants County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1891 to 1907 as a Liberal member. Biography He was born in Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia, the son of the Malthusian George Drysdale. He was admitted to the bar in 1882. In 1887, he married Carrie Mitchell. Drysdale was first elected to the provincial assembly in an 1891 by-election held after Allen Haley was elected to the House of Commons. In 1893, he was named King's Counsel. Drysdale was commissioner for Public Works and Mines from 1901 to 1905 and attorney general from 1905 to 1907. Drysdale was named to the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia in 1907. In 1909, he was named deputy judge in the Admiralty Court. Drysdale led the inquiry into the Halifax Explosion On the morning of 6 December 1917, the French cargo ship collided with the Norwegian vessel in the waters of Halifax, Nova S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hants (provincial Electoral District)
Hants was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that, at the time of its dissolution, elected one member to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1867 until 1949, at which point the district was divided into the current electoral districts of Hants East and Hants West Hants West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The district has existed since 1949. Prior to that it, along with Hants East, were a part of the district of Hants .... Members of the Legislative Assembly Hants elected the following members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly: From 1933 to 1949, Hants elected one member to the Legislative Assembly. Prior to 1933, the district elected two members. †''There were two by-elections held in 1874, shortly followed by a general election. The by-elections of March 10th, 1874 saw Allison and McDougall replaced by Smith and Yeomans. The general election hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angus Morrison Gidney (politician)
Angus Morrison Gidney (November 7, 1849 – June 28, 1926''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958)) was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Digby County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Liberal-Conservative member from 1895 to 1911. He was born in Mink Cove, Digby County, Nova Scotia and was educated there. Gidney married Annie Crosby in 1886. He served on the municipal council for Digby from 1884 to 1892. He was elected to the provincial assembly in an 1895 by-election held after the death of Eliakim Tupper. Gidney was customs collector for the port of Digby Digby may refer to: Places Australia * Digby, Victoria, a town Canada * Digby (electoral district), a former federal electoral district in Nova Scotia (1867–1914) * Digby (provincial electoral district), a provincial electoral district i ... from 1910 to 1922. He died at Centreville in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau
Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau (September 27, 1860 – August 25, 1911) was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Digby County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1890 to 1907 as a Liberal member. He is the first Canadian Senator of Acadian descent from Nova Scotia. His name appears in some sources as Ambrose H. Comeau. Biography Early years He was born in 1860 in Saulnierville, Nova Scotia, of Acadian descent to Hilaire Comeau and Madeleine LeBlanc. He received his education at Meteghan River and later he attended an English high school at Weymouth Bridge. Upon graduation, he began an apprenticeship in shoe-making. Career In 1876, Comeau opened a shop where he made and sold shoes. His business went well and he embarked in the lumber and shipbuilding industries. In 1890 he installed the first telephone switchboard for the area in his store. From 1884 to 1887 Comeau served on the municipal council for Clare and was Warden for the municipalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digby (provincial Electoral District)
Digby was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1867 to 1993. From 1867 to 1949, the district included all of Digby County. After 1949, the Municipality of Clare received its own electoral district. NS Legislature From 1949 to 1993, the district included the town of Digby and the Municipality of Digby. Members of the Legislative Assembly This riding has elected the following |
Joseph A
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled '' Yūsuf''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlando Daniels
Orlando Tilestone Daniels (March 20, 1860 – May 21, 1927) was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Liberal from 1906 to 1925. Early life He was born in Lawrencetown, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, the son of Wellington Daniels, a farmer, and Lavinia Margeson. He was educated in Lawrencetown and at Acadia University. Daniels went on to study law with James Wilberforce Longley in Halifax, was called to the Nova Scotia bar in 1885 and set up practice in Bridgetown Bridgetown (UN/LOCODE: BB BGI) is the capital and largest city of Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Island .... In 1893, he married Mary Muir. Daniels was Attorney General in the province's Executive Council from 1911 to 1922. He died in Bridgetown. References Marble, AE ''Nova Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annapolis (provincial Electoral District)
Annapolis is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The district was created in 1867 and was abolished in 1953 when it was re-distributed into Annapolis East and Annapolis West. The district was re-formed in 1993 and its boundaries were changed following the 2012 electoral reform commission to include the portion of Digby-Annapolis within Annapolis County north of Maitland Bridge. The district includes the entirety of Annapolis County including the municipalities of Annapolis Royal and Middleton. Since 2021, the district has been represented by Carman Kerr. Geography The electoral district of Annapolis has of landmass. Members of the Legislative Assembly The electoral district has been represented by the following Members of the Legislative Assembly: Election results 1867 general election 1871 general election 1874 general election 1878 general election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lunenburg (provincial Electoral District)
Lunenburg is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. From 1867 to 1956, the district included all of Lunenburg County. Electoral History for Lunenburg Nova Scotia Legislature In 1956, the district was abolished into Lunenburg Centre, and . The riding was re-created in 1993 with nearly identical boundaries to Lunenburg Centre, except it lost the area west of the LaHave River (except New Germany) to Lunenburg West. The district also lost the Tan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
