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3rd General Assembly Of Nova Scotia
A writ for the election of the 3rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia was issued on February 28, 1761. The assembly convened on July 1, 1761, held six sessions, and was dissolved on January 30, 1765. Sessions Dates of specific sessions are under research. Governor and Council *Administrator: Jonathan Belcher ''continued to serve as acting governor until named Lt. Gov.'' *Governor: Henry Ellis named November 21, 1761, ''never served, Lt. Governors served in his name.'' *Lieutenant Governor: **Jonathan Belcher named November 21, 1761 ** Montague Wilmot named 14 March 1763, arrived September 26, 1763 *Governor: Montague Wilmot named May 31, 1764 *Lieutenant Governor: ''vacant?'' The members of the Council are currently under research. House of Assembly Officers *Speaker of the House: William Nesbitt of Halifax County *Clerk of the House: ** Archibald Hinshelwood of Lunenburg County to 1764. **Isaac Deschamps of Falmouth Township from 1764. Division of seats Cumberland County and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Belcher (jurist)
Jonathan Belcher (July 23, 1710 – March 30, 1776) was a British-American lawyer, chief justice, and Colonial Governor of Nova Scotia. Biography Born in Boston, Massachusetts, the second son of Jonathan Belcher and Mary Partridge, Belcher entered Harvard College, where in 1728 he received a Bachelor of Arts degree. In 1731 he proceeded to Master of Arts, also at Harvard. In 1730, he entered the Middle Temple, London, to read law, and in 1734 was called to the English bar. In the meantime he had been admitted as a fellow-commoner to Trinity College, Cambridge, where in 1733 he received another master's degree in mathematics. He later received a third master's degree from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University). In 1754, Belcher was sent to Nova Scotia to become the first Chief Justice of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court. Prior to Belcher's arrival Nova Scotia had no formally trained law officers. He also served on the Nova Scotia Council. On July 28, 1755, he pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |