Phineas Lovett (May 15, 1745 – June 17, 1828) was a farmer, merchant, judge and political figure in
Nova Scotia. He represented Annapolis Township from 1775 to 1783 and from 1799 to 1806 and Annapolis County from 1808 to 1811 in the
Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
He was born in
Massachusetts, the son of Phineas Lovett Sr. and Beulah Morse, and came to Nova Scotia with his family during the 1760s. He married Abigail Thayer in 1768. Lovett settled in
Annapolis County
Annapolis County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia located in the western part of the province located on the Bay of Fundy. The county seat is Annapolis Royal.
History
Established August 17, 1759, by Order in Council, Annapol ...
. He owned a ship which traded in the
West Indies. Lovett was high sheriff for the county,
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 ...
and lieutenant-colonel in the militia. While his father became a patriot, Lovett Jr. defended the town during the American Revolution, particularly in the
Raid on Annapolis Royal (1781). In 1783, his seat in the provincial assembly was declared vacant due to non-attendance. He was elected to the provincial assembly for Annapolis County a second time in 1808 following the death of
Henry Rutherford. In 1810, he was named a justice in the Inferior Court of Common Pleas. He died at
Annapolis Royal at the age of 83.
His son
James Russell Lovett also served in the assembly.
References
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1745 births
1828 deaths
Nova Scotia pre-Confederation MLAs
Colony of Nova Scotia judges