Alfred Whitman (1797 – January 27, 1861) was a farmer, merchant and political figure in

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. He represented the township of Annapolis in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1844 to 1857. He was born in Rosette (later

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), the son of John Whitman and Elizabeth Rice, and younger brother of Elnathan. For a time, he worked as a clerk and book-keeper for

Phineas Lovett Phineas Lovett (May 15, 1745 – June 17, 1828) was a farmer, merchant, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Annapolis Township from 1775 to 1783 and from 1799 to 1806 and Annapolis County from 1808 to 1811 in the Nova S ...

. He married June Spurr and operated a farm in Rosette until he was forced to find other employment due to health problems. Whitman became a merchant in

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. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1840. In 1857, Whitman was named to the province's Legislative Council and served until his death in

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at the age of 63.

References

Calnek, W. A. ''History of the County of Annapolis, Nova Scotia : Including Old Port Royal & Acadia'' (1999)
* ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958) 1797 births 1861 deaths Nova Scotia pre-Confederation MLAs Members of the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia {{NovaScotia-MLA-stub