Henry Balcom (October 20, 1804 – July 14, 1882)
[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171223363/henry-balcom] was a shipbuilder and political figure in
Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax County in the
Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1863 to 1871 first as a Reformer and then as a member of the
Anti-Confederation Party.
He was the son of Jonas Balcom and Mary Chase. He was married twice: first to Honore Farrell and then to a Mary Quillan. Balcom served as a
justice of the peace
A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the sa ...
for
Halifax County from 1863 to 1873. He first lived in Salmon River, but later moved to
Halifax. He died at Salmon River in Halifax County.
References
* ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958)
1804 births
1882 deaths
Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs
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