A writ for the election of the 9th General Assembly of Nova Scotia was issued 29 May 1806, returnable 7 Aug. 1806. It convened on 18 November 1806 and held seven sessions. It was dissolved on 14 August 1811. The Assembly sat at the pleasure of Lieutenant Governor Sir John Wentworth until 1808, Lieutenant Governor Sir Sir George Prevost to 1811, and Alexander Croke in 1811. William Cottnam Tonge was chosen Speaker but the Lieutenant Governor did not approve. Lewis Morris Wilkins was then chosen Speaker 20 Nov. 1806.

Division of Seats

*Amherst Township ** Edward Baker *Annapolis County ** Thomas Ritchie ** Henry Rutherford -took seat 10 Dec. 1806, died 21 Feb. 1807. ** Phineas Lovett, Jr. -

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11 May 1808, took seat 30 May 1808. *Annapolis Township ** Thomas Walker -seat declared vacant 11 Dec. 1806 for undue influence. Lt. Gov. refused to issue the writ for by-election, case referred to home government. Response commanding writ be issued received 3 March 1808, when the house was in recess. Communicated to the House 25 May 1808. ** William Robertson -by-election, took seat 20 May 1808. *Barrington Township ** John Sargent -took seat 20 May 1808. *Cornwallis Township ** Lemuel Morton -took seat 18 Nov. 1806, died 30 April 1811. *Cumberland County ** Henry Purdy ** Thomas Roach *Digby Township ** John Warwick *Falmouth Township **

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-died in 1809 ** William Henry Shey -by-election 31 May 1809, took seat 8 June 1809. *Granville Township ** Isaiah Shaw *Halifax County **

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** Simon Bradstreet Robie -took seat 3 Dec. 1807. ** Samuel George William Archibald ** William Lawson *Halifax Township **

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** Foster Hutchinson, Jr. -took seat 18 Nov. 1806, seat declared vacant 2 Apr. 1811, appointed assistant justice of the Supreme Court *Hants County ** William Cottnam Tonge -seat declared vacant 2 Apr. 1811 for non-attendance. ** Shubael Dimock *Horton Township ** Daniel DeWolf *Kings County ** Jonathan Crane ** John Wells *Liverpool Township **

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-took seat May 20, 1808. *Londonderry Township **

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*Lunenburg County ** Lewis Morris Wilkins **

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*Lunenburg Township ** John Bolman -seat declared vacant 22 Dec. 1809 for non-attendance ** John Creighton, Jr. -by-election, 30 Mar. 1810, may not have taken seat. *Newport Township ** Thomas Allen *Onslow Township **

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*Queens County ** Snow Parker ** George Collins *Shelburne County ** Jacob Van Buskirk ** James Lent -took seat 3 Dec. 1807. *Shelburne Township **

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-took seat 20 May 1808. *Sydney County ** Joseph Marshall -took seat 22 Nov. 1806. ** Edward Irish -died **

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-by-election, took seat 18 Dec. 1807, seat declared vacant 4 Jan. 1808 due to invalid election. ** John Cunningham - -by-election 9 May 1808, took seat 24 Nov. 1808. *Truro Township ** Thomas Pearson *Windsor Township **

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*Yarmouth Township ** Samuel Sheldon Poole -took seat 27 Nov. 1806.

References

* David Allison; "History of Nova Scotia", Bowen, Halifax, 1916
''Journal and proceedings of the House of Assembly, 1806'' (1807)
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