Norman Fitzgerald Uniacke (ca 1777 – December 11, 1846) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in

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and

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. He represented William-Henry in the

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from 1824 to 1825. He was born, probably in Halifax, the son of

Richard John Uniacke Richard John Uniacke (November 22, 1753 – October 11, 1830) was an abolitionist, lawyer, politician, member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly and Attorney General of Nova Scotia. According to historian Brian Cutherburton, Uniacke was " ...

and Martha Maria Delesdernier. Uniacke was named a lieutenant in the militia in 1796. He was called to the Nova Scotia bar and then went to

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, where he studied at Lincoln's Inn and was called to the English bar. He was named Attorney General of Lower Canada in 1809. Governor

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, who opposed Uniacke's appointment, suspended him from that post in 1810. Uniacke resumed his duties in 1812 after Craig was replaced by

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. In 1825, he was named a judge in the Court of King's Bench for Montreal district. He served a judge for

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district in 1827 during the absence of

Pierre-Stanislas Bédard Pierre-Stanislas Bédard (September 13, 1762 – April 26, 1829) was a lawyer, judge, journalist and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born in Charlesbourg in 1762, descended from French ancestors who had first arrived in New France ...

. Uniacke also served as justice of the peace. He married Sophie Delesdernier in 1829. He retired from the bench in 1834 and returned to Nova Scotia. He was named to the

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in 1838. Uniacke died in Halifax. His brothers James Boyle and Richard John, Jr. served in the Nova Scotia provincial assembly. James Boyle was also the first Premier of Nova Scotia.

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