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Gerrish may refer to: People * Benjamin Gerrish (1717–1772), merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia * Billy Gerrish (1884–1916), English professional footballer * Howard Gerrish (1910–1988), author and teacher * Jeffrey Gerrish, American lawyer * John Gerrish (1910–2010), American composer * Joseph Gerrish (1709–1774), soldier, merchant, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia * Louise Gerrish (born 1948), track and field athlete * Samuel Gerrish 1680s-1741), bookseller and publisher in Boston, Massachusetts * Sylvia Gerrish (1860–1906), American musical theatre performer * William Gerrish (1898–1978), British philatelist * Winfield Scott Gerrish (1849-1882), figure in the lumber industry Geography * Gerrish Township, Michigan, a civil township in Michigan * Gerrish Warehouse, an historic warehouse in Maine Other * E.H. Gerrish Canoe Company E.H. Gerrish (1847-1930) is credited with being the first person to sell wood-canvas canoes commercially. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Gerrish
Benjamin Gerrish (October 19, 1717 – May 6, 1772) was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He was a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1759 to 1768. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of John Gerrish and Sarah Hobbes. Binney married Rebecca Dudley in 1744 and they moved to Halifax around 1751, shortly after his brother Joseph had moved there. Gerrish set up in business with Joseph Gray, his brother Joseph's son-in-law. With others, he lobbied for representative government in the province. He and his brother were elected to the first assembly, but Benjamin was apparently out of the province and did not serve. He did serve in the second to fourth assemblies. In 1760, he was named justice of the peace for Halifax County, a captain in the militia and Indian commissary. When Jonathan Belcher became lieutenant governor, he removed Gerrish from the commissary contract. When Belcher allowed the province's debtor's act to lapse in 1761, Gerrish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
