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Samuel Leonard Shannon, (June 1, 1816 – January 7, 1895) was a Canadian lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1859 to 1867.


Biography

He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia on June 1, 1816. The son of James Noble Shannon, a city merchant, and Nancy Allison. Shannon was educated at the University of King's College. He articled in law with
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and was called to the bar in 1839. In 1855, he married Annie Starr Fellows. Shannon served in the local militia, reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel. In 1858, he was named a Nova Scotia railway board commissioner. Shannon was named Queen's Counsel in 1864. He served as a
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in the province's Executive Council from 1863 to 1867. He supported the development of an intercolonial railway, free common schools and Confederation. Shannon served on the board of governors for
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and helped establish the Dalhousie Law School, serving as one of its first instructors. In 1881, he was named probate judge for Halifax County. Shannon died in Halifax on January 7, 1895, at the age of 78.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shannon, Samuel Leonard 1816 births 1895 deaths Nova Scotia pre-Confederation MLAs Judges in Nova Scotia Canadian Methodists Canadian King's Counsel University of King's College alumni Nova Scotia candidates for Member of Parliament Candidates in the 1867 Canadian federal election