James Whidden Allison (December 1, 1795 – March 19, 1867) was a farmer and political figure in

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. He represented Newport township in the

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from 1836 to 1840. He was born in Horton,

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(later

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), the son of John Allison and Nancy Whidden. His family moved to Newport around 1804. In 1821, Allison married Margaret Elder. He died in Mantua, Newport township at the age of 71. His son

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served as president of Mount Allison University. His son William Henry was a member of the provincial assembly and the Canadian House of Commons.

References

* ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958) 1795 births 1867 deaths Nova Scotia pre-Confederation MLAs {{NovaScotia-MLA-stub