Norman H. Phinney (August 7, 1860 – December 11, 1919Death, Nova Scotia historical vital statistics
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, Canada. He represented Annapolis County in the

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from 1911 to 1916 as a

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member.

Career

He was born in

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, the son of Elijah Phinney. He established a company there which sold pianos, organs,

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s and sewing machines, among other things.

Family

In 1874, he married Jesse Wheelock. Phinney married Emma M. Bishop (née Fitzrandolph) in 1901 after the death of his first wife.

References

* 1860 births 1919 deaths Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs {{Liberal-NovaScotia-MLA-stub