Hibbert Newton Binney (1766–1842) was a soldier in the Royal Nova Scotia Volunteer Regiment in the

American Revolution The American Revolution was an ideological and political revolution that occurred in British America between 1765 and 1791. The Americans in the Thirteen Colonies formed independent states that defeated the British in the American Revolut ...

. He became a member of the

Nova Scotia Council Formally known as "His Majesty's Council of Nova Scotia", the Nova Scotia Council (1720–1838) was the original British administrative, legislative and judicial body in Nova Scotia. The Nova Scotia Council was also known as the Annapolis Counci ...

. He was also a painter who created some of the earliest images of the

Mi'kmaq people The Mi'kmaq (also ''Mi'gmaq'', ''Lnu'', ''Miꞌkmaw'' or ''Miꞌgmaw''; ; ) are a First Nations in Canada, First Nations people of the Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands, Northeastern Woodlands, indigenous to the areas of Canada's ...

. He was the grandson of Henry Newton and the son of

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. ...

who was a signatory to one of the Halifax Treaties with the Mi'kmaq. Hibbert is buried in the Old Burying Ground (Halifax, Nova Scotia). There is a mural tablet at

St. Paul's Church (Halifax) St. Paul's Church is an evangelical Anglican church in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, within the Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island of the Anglican Church of Canada. It is located at the south end of the Grand Parade, an open sq ...

to his son commander Lieut. John Binney and 11 crew of the mail packet brig Star, that all died at sea. His grandfathers were

Henry Newton (politician) Henry Newton may refer to: * Henry Newton (MP for Wells) (c. 1531–1599), English politician * Sir Henry Puckering, 3rd Baronet (1618–1701), previously Sir Henry Newton, English royalist and politician * Henry Newton (Canadian politician) (1731� ...

and Bishop

Hibbert Binney Hibbert Binney (12 August 1819 – 30 April 1887) was a Canadian Church of England bishop. He was the fourth Bishop of Nova Scotia from 1851 to 1887. Born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, the grandson of Hibbert Newton Binney and the son of the Rev ...

. He was also the son-in-law of

John Creighton (judge) John Creighton (1721 – November 8, 1807) was one of the founding fathers of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. He led the settlement through the turbulent times of Father Le Loutre's War, the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. He repres ...

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File:Collections of the Nova Scotia Historical Society (1880) (14594017919).jpg, Hibbert Binney's painting of his brother Stephen Hall Binney (1791, age 31) File:Stephen Hall Binney (1760-1836), Halifax, Nova Scotia.png, Stephen Hall Binney, c.1821, age 61Note Stephen Hall's older brother was also named Stephen Hall Binney (1749-1760), but he lived in Boston and died two days after his younger brother Stephen Hall was born in Halifax. The older brother Stephen is buried in

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, Boston. File:Mi'kmaw Encampment by Hibbert Binney, c.1791, Nova Scotia Museum.png, Mi'kmaw Encampment by Hibbert Binney, c.1791 File:"A View of the Town of Halifax from the Dartmouth Shore" (1791) by Hibbert Binney, Nova Scotia Archives.png, "A View of the Town of Halifax from the Dartmouth Shore" (1791) File:John Binney, St. Pauls Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia copy.jpg, Plaque to Hibbert Newton Binney's son John Binney who died at sea along with 11 crew (1835) by

Samuel Nixon (sculptor) Samuel Nixon (30 June 1804, London – 1854) was a portrait sculptor in London, England. Career Nixon's workshop was at 2 White Hart, Bishopsgate (1838–1854). Nixon worked for his friend Henry Doulton who established Royal Doulton. He is ...

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 Eng ...

File:Hibbert N Binney, Old Burying Ground, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Hibbert N Binney, Old Burying Ground, Halifax, Nova Scotia

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