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Henry S. Jost
Henry S. Jost (May 28, 1804 – April 1, 1889) was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Lunenburg township from 1851 to 1855 and Lunenburg County from 1864 to 1867 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. He was born in Halifax and moved to Lunenburg in 1826, where he established himself in business. In the same year, he was named a trustee for the improvement of the common near the town. Jost served in the militia, reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel. In 1848, he was named a justice of the peace. He supported Confederation. Jost was an unsuccessful candidate for the county seat in the provincial assembly in 1855 and 1858. He served as custos rotulorum for Lunenburg County. Jost was a prominent member of the local Freemason Freemasonry or Masonry refers to fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local guilds of stonemasons that, from the end of the 13th century, regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their in ... [...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] |
