John Sears McNeill (June 15, 1829 – October 9, 1924) was a merchant and political figure in
Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Digby County in the
Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1882 to 1890 as a
Liberal member.
He was born in St. Mary's Bay,
Digby County, Nova Scotia, the son of John McNeill and Freelove Sabean, and was educated there. In 1852, he married Mary Eliza Thomas. Munro married Alice Maria Jones in 1870 after the death of his first wife. He was 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 ...
, a stipendiary magistrate, town clerk for
Weymouth and county treasurer. McNeill died in Barton,
Digby County, Nova Scotia at the age of 95.
References
''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1883'' JA Gemmill* ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958)
1829 births
1924 deaths
Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs
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