John McMonagle was a judge 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 Windsor Township from 1784 to 1799 and Hants County from 1799 to 1806. In 1773, McMonagle married Frederica Dorothy Wranfield. He was named

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 Hants County in 1792. In 1801, he was named a justice in the Inferior Court of Common Pleas and he became custos rotulorum in 1810.

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 Year of death missing Nova Scotia pre-Confederation MLAs Colony of Nova Scotia judges {{NovaScotia-MLA-stub