John William Schwartz (1755 – after 1802) was a merchant 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 Lunenburg County in the Legislative Assembly from 1785 to 1799. He was baptized in November 1755, the son of

Otto William Schwartz Otto William Schwartz (May 12, 1715 – October 5, 1785) was a Tsardom of Russia, Russian-born fur trader and political figure of Germany, German descent in Nova Scotia. He arrived with Governor Edward Cornwallis and represented Lunenburg Co ...

and Annie Justine Liebrich. In 1787, Schwartz married Anne Pedley. He was named a magistrate for Halifax County in 1802.

References

* ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958) * 1755 births Year of death missing Nova Scotia pre-Confederation MLAs {{NovaScotia-MLA-stub