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Charles Dickson (merchant)
Charles Dickson (1746 – 3 September 1796) was a merchant, shipbuilder, farmer, and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Onslow Township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1776 to 1777 and from 1783 to his death in 1796. He was born in New England and moved to King's County in Nova Scotia at a young age. In 1772, he married Amelia Bishop, daughter of John and Mary Bishop. Around the same time, Dickson settled in Onslow. He served as registrar of deeds for Colchester County from 1777 to 1796 and was also a justice of the peace. During a visit to the West Indies in 1796, he contracted yellow fever and died at Halifax on his return. His sons Thomas, Robert, and William became members of the provincial assembly. His daughter Elizabeth married Samuel George William Archibald, also a member of the assembly. Family * John () married 20 October 1796 to Lydia Hamilton. * Charles () married 31 December 1799 to Rachel Todd Archibald. * Robert () married 1798 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native English-speakers, and the province's population is 969,383 according to the 2021 Census. It is the most populous of Canada's Atlantic provinces. It is the country's second-most densely populated province and second-smallest province by area, both after Prince Edward Island. Its area of includes Cape Breton Island and 3,800 other coastal islands. The Nova Scotia peninsula is connected to the rest of North America by the Isthmus of Chignecto, on which the province's land border with New Brunswick is located. The province borders the Bay of Fundy and Gulf of Maine to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the south and east, and is separated from Prince Edward Island and the island of Newfoundland by the Northumberland and Cabot straits, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Dickson (Nova Scotia Politician)
William Dickson (c. 1779 – 15 February 1834) was a politician in Nova Scotia. He represented the town of Truro, Nova Scotia, Truro in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1818 to 1826. He was born in nearby Onslow, Nova Scotia, Onslow, the son of Charles Dickson (merchant), Charles Dickson and Amelia Bishop, emigrants from Connecticut. In 1801, he married Rebecca Pearson, the daughter of Thomas Pearson (politician), Thomas Pearson, who also represented Truro in the provincial assembly. His brothers, Robert Dickson (Nova Scotia politician), Robert and Thomas Dickson (Nova Scotia politician), Thomas, and brother-in-law, Samuel George William Archibald, also served in the Nova Scotia House of Assemby. References * * 1779 births 1834 deaths 19th-century Canadian people 19th-century Canadian politicians Canadian people of American descent Canadian people of Channel Islands descent Canadian people of Ulster-Scottish descent Nova Scotia pre-Conf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Colchester County
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Nova Scotia Pre-Confederation MLAs
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British Emigrants To Pre-Confederation Nova Scotia
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Canadian People Of Ulster-Scottish Descent
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18th-century Canadian Politicians
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18th-century British North American People
The 18th century lasted from January 1, 1701 ( MDCCI) to December 31, 1800 ( MDCCC). During the 18th century, elements of Enlightenment thinking culminated in the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions. During the century, slave trading and human trafficking expanded across the shores of the Atlantic, while declining in Russia, China, and Korea. Revolutions began to challenge the legitimacy of monarchical and aristocratic power structures, including the structures and beliefs that supported slavery. The Industrial Revolution began during mid-century, leading to radical changes in human society and the environment. Western historians have occasionally defined the 18th century otherwise for the purposes of their work. For example, the "short" 18th century may be defined as 1715–1789, denoting the period of time between the death of Louis XIV of France and the start of the French Revolution, with an emphasis on directly interconnected events. To historians who expan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1796 Deaths
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1746 Births
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Samuel George William Archibald
Samuel George William Archibald (February 5, 1777 – January 28, 1846) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax County from 1806 to 1836 and Colchester County from 1836 to 1841 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. He supported the Royal Acadian School. He was born Samuel George Washington Archibald in Truro, Nova Scotia, the son of Samuel Archibald and Rachel Todd. His grandfather David Archibald, an immigrant from Ulster, was one of the founders of Truro, and raised the boy after the death of his father in 1780. At the age of 15, he went to Massachusetts for further education, returning four years later. After his return, he studied law with Simon Bradstreet Robie. In 1802, he married Elizabeth Dickson, daughter of Charles Dickson and Amelia Bishop, the sister of Robert, William, Thomas Dickson. Later that year, he became probate judge for Colchester and Pictou districts. In 1805, Archibald was admitted to practice as an attor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Dickson (Nova Scotia Politician)
Robert Dickson (8 July 1777 – 10 November 1835) was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Onslow, Nova Scotia, Onslow township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1818 to 1826 and from 1830 to 1836. He was born in Onslow, Nova Scotia, the son of Charles Dickson (merchant), Charles Dickson and Amelia Bishop. In 1798, he married Lavinia DeWolf. Dickson was a justice of the peace and a colonel in the militia. He died in office at the age of 58. His brothers, William Dickson (Nova Scotia politician), William and Thomas Dickson (Nova Scotia politician), Thomas, and brother-in-law, Samuel George William Archibald, also served in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. References * * 1777 births 1835 deaths 19th-century Canadian people 19th-century Canadian politicians Canadian people of American descent Canadian people of Channel Islands descent Canadian people of Ulster-Scottish descent Nova Scotia pre-Confederation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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