Samuel Gay (1754 – January 21, 1847) was a judge and political figure in

New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) 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. It is the only province with both English and ...

. He represented Westmorland in the

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick A legislature is an deliberative assembly, assembly with the authority to make laws for a Polity, political entity such as a Sovereign state, country or city. They are often contrasted with the Executive (government), executive and Judiciary, ...

from 1786 to 1792 and from 1795 to 1802. He was born in

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

, the son of

Martin Gay Martin Gay (December 29, 1726 – February 3, 1809) was a metal smith and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Cumberland Township in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1783 to 1785. He was born in Hingham, Massachusetts ...

and Mary Pinkney, and was educated at

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

, graduating in 1775. Gay served as a magistrate for Westmorland County and as chief justice for the Court of Common Pleas. He died at

Fort Cumberland A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...

at the age of 92.

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* Date of birth missing 1754 births 1847 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Harvard University alumni Colony of New Brunswick judges American emigrants to pre-Confederation New Brunswick Politicians from Boston Canadian magistrates {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub