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Charles F. Cooper (politician)
Charles Frederick Cooper (January 3, 1852 – March 11, 1919) was an England, English-born Free Baptist clergyman and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Queens County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1901 to 1911 as a Liberal Party of Nova Scotia, Liberal member. He was born in Birmingham, the son of John Cooper, and educated there and in London. In 1899, he married Alverotta Ophelia Hilton. Cooper lived in Caledonia Corner in Queens County, Nova Scotia, Queens County and City of Halifax, Halifax. He died in 1919. References * ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958) 1852 births 1919 deaths Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs Canadian Baptists 19th-century Baptists {{Liberal-NovaScotia-MLA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nova Scotia House Of Assembly
The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (french: Assemblée législative de la Nouvelle-Écosse; gd, Taigh Seanaidh Alba Nuadh), or Legislative Assembly, is the deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The assembly is the oldest in Canada, having first sat in 1758, and in 1848 was the site of the first responsible government in the British Empire. Bills passed by the House of Assembly are given royal assent by the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia in the name of the Monarchy in Nova Scotia, King. Originally (in 1758), the Legislature consisted of the Crown represented by a governor (later a lieutenant governor), the appointed Nova Scotia Council holding both executive and legislative duties and an elected House of Assembly (lower chamber). In 1838, the council was replaced by an Executive Council of Nova Scotia, executive council with the executive function and a Legislative Council of Nova Scotia, legislative council with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |