A writ for the election of the 2nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia was issued on August 23, 1759. The assembly convened on December 4, 1759, held two sessions, and was dissolved by the death of King George II on October 25, 1760.

Sessions

Dates of specific sessions are under research.

Governor and Council

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: Charles Lawrence -died in office 19 October 1760. *Lieutenant Governor: ''vacant'' *Administrator:

Jonathan Belcher Jonathan Belcher (8 January 1681/8231 August 1757) was a merchant, politician, and slave trader from colonial Massachusetts who served as both governor of Massachusetts Bay and governor of New Hampshire from 1730 to 1741 and governor of New J ...

''served as acting governor after Lawrence's death'' The members of the

Council A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or natio ...

are currently under research.

House of Assembly

Officers

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: William Nesbitt of Halifax County *Clerk of the House:

Archibald Hinshelwood Archibald Hinshelwood (died 1773) was a lawyer, merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He briefly sat on the 1st General Assembly of Nova Scotia in April 1759, but his election was disputed. He was a member of subsequent assemblies from 1 ...

of Lunenburg County

Division of seats

Five counties were created after the 1st assembly was dissolved, and were granted two seats each. In addition, Halifax and Lunenburg Townships retained their 4 and 2 seats, respectively. The Townships of Annapolis, Horton, and Cumberland were also granted 2 seats each, for a total of 22 seats. Horton failed to elect its members.

Members

*Annapolis County ** Jonathan Hoar **

Isaac Deschamps Isaac Deschamps (c. 1722 – 11 August 1801) was a Canadian judge, and politician. Born in Switzerland or England, Deschamps came to Nova Scotia in 1749. He participated in the Bay of Fundy Campaign (1755) at Fort Edward to remove the Acadia ...

*Annapolis Township **

Erasmus James Philipps Erasmus James Philipps (23 April 1705 – 26 September 1760) was the second longest serving member on Nova Scotia Council (1730-1760) and the nephew of Nova Scotia Governor Richard Philipps. He was also a captain in the 40th Regiment of Foot. ...

-died Sept. 26, 1760. **

John Newton John Newton (; – 21 December 1807) was an English evangelical Anglican cleric and slavery abolitionist. He had previously been a captain of slave ships and an investor in the slave trade. He served as a sailor in the Royal Navy (after forc ...

*Cumberland County **

Winckworth Tonge Winckworth Tonge (4 February 1727 – 2 February 1792) was an Anglo-Irish soldier who served in North America, where he became a land owner and political figure in Nova Scotia after his military service. He represented Cumberland County f ...

** Simon Slocomb *Cumberland Township **

Joseph Frye Joseph Frye (March 19, 1712 – July 25, 1794) was a renowned military leader from colonial Maine (then a part of Massachusetts). Life Born in Andover, Massachusetts, he obtained the rank of general in the Massachusetts militia after servi ...

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*Halifax County ** William Nesbitt ** Henry Newton *Halifax Township **

Malachy Salter Malachy Salter (February 28, 1715 – January 13, 1781), a Nova Scotian merchant and office-holder, who was convicted of sedition for betraying the Loyalists during the American Revolution. Business career He operated a successful Boston di ...

Jonathan Binney Jonathan Binney (January 7, 1723/24 – October 8, 1807) was a merchant, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He was a member of the 1st to 3rd Nova Scotia House of Assemblies from 1758 to 1765. He arrived in Nova Scotia in 1753. ...

John Burbidge John Burbidge (c.1718 – March 11, 1812) was a soldier, land owner, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He was a member of the 1st General Assembly of Nova Scotia in 1758 and represented Halifax Township from 1759 to 1765 and Cornwal ...

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 ...

*Horton Township **''did not elect its two members'' *Kings County ** Joseph Scott **

Charles Procter Charles Procter (died December 21, 1773) was a ship owner and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented King's County from 1759 to 1760 and Halifax Township from 1765 to 1773 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. He was one of the founding ...

*Lunenburg County **

Michael Francklin Michael Francklin or Franklin (6 December 1733 – 8 November 1782) served as Nova Scotia's Lieutenant Governor from 1766 to 1772. He is buried in the crypt of St. Paul's Church (Halifax). Early life and immigration Born in Poole, England, ...

*Lunenburg Township **

Sebastian Zouberbuhler Sebastian Zouberbuhler ( – January 31, 1773) was one of the founding fathers of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Biography Believed to have been born in Switzerland, he worked as an agent for Samuel Waldo, who speculated in land, in South Carolina an ...

** Philip Knaut Note: Unless otherwise noted, members were elected at the general election, and took their seats at the convening of the assembly.

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are special elections held to fill specific vacancies. When a member is noted as having taking their seat on a certain date, but a by-election isn't noted, the member was elected at the general election but arrived late.

References

Bourinot, John George ''Builders of Nova Scotia : a historical review, with an appendix containing copies of rare documents relating to the early days of the province'' (1899) p. 146
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