John Day (died November 18, 1792) was a soldier and political figure in
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 ...
. He represented Newport township in the
Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1785 to 1791.
He was the son of
John Day and Henrietta Maria Cottnam. Day served as an officer in the 84th, 16th and 96th Regiments of Foot. Day was sheriff for
Hants County from 1790 until his death in
Newport
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.
References
* ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958)
Year of birth missing
1792 deaths
Nova Scotia pre-Confederation MLAs
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