St. Paul's Church is an

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church in

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Halifax, Nova Scotia, within the

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of the

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. It is located at the south end of the Grand Parade, an open square in downtown Halifax with

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at the northern end. The church is modelled after

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, London, which was designed by controversial architect

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, the architect of

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. Built during

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, it is the oldest surviving Protestant church in Canada and the oldest building in Halifax. There is also a

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below the church. Close to the church is the St. Paul's Church Cemetery. The official chapel of the church was the

Little Dutch (Deutsch) Church The Little Dutch (Deutsch) Church is the second-oldest building in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, after St. Paul's Church. It was built for the Foreign Protestants, and is the oldest site in Canada associated with Lutheranism. It is a National Hi ...

. Saint Paul's was designated a

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in 1981. In 1981, it was designated a Municipal Registered Heritage Property by the former City of Halifax, and in 1983 it was designated a Provincially Registered Heritage Property both under the provincial Heritage Property Act.

History

St. Paul's Church was founded in 1749 (the same year as the Halifax colony). The construction was begun in 1750 and is based on the ground plan of Gibbs'

(later St. Peter's, Vere Street) in London, with later additions such as a larger tower. The Reverend

William Tutty Reverend William Tutty (c. 1715 – 24 November 1754) was an English-Canadian clergyman. Ordained in the Church of England, he moved to Canada in 1749 as a missionary for Nova Scotia. Life Tutty was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, a ...

(1715–1754) opened the church on 2 September 1750. Rev.

was the first minister (1750–54); followed by Rev.

John Breynton John Breynton (1719 – 15 July 1799) was a minister in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was born in Trefeglwys, Montgomeryshire, Wales to John Breynton (born 1670 Llanidloes) and his second wife, and baptised on 13 April 1719. He spent his fir ...

(1754–91) and Rev. Thomas Wood (1752–64), who served at the same time. The church also served as the site for the initial congregation of

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until this church was built. During the

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(the North American theatre of the

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), the church was the site of the burials of two prominent Nova Scotians: Governor Charles Lawrence (d.1760) and Catholic Priest

Pierre Maillard Abbé Pierre Antoine Simon Maillard (c. 1710 – 12 August 1762) was a French-born Priesthood (Catholic Church), Roman Catholic priest. He is noted for his contributions to the creation of a Mikmaq hieroglyphic writing, writing system for the Mi'k ...

(d.1762), the latter ceremony was attended by a large number of

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. (Also during the war, the church was where

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married Elizabeth Phillips in 1754.) Soon after the war, Vice-Admiral

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(d. 1766) was buried after having participated in the

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and the

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. During the

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the church held funerals for Francis McLean (d. 1781) who defended

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during the war; Capt Henry Francis Evans (d.1781) who died in the Naval Battle off Cape Breton (1781); Baron Oberst Franz Carl Erdmann von Seitz Hatchment (d.1782) who was the commander of the

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that defended Lunenburg in the

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; and Governor

Michael Francklin Michael Francklin or Franklin (6 December 1733 – 8 November 1782) served as Nova Scotia's Lieutenant Governor from 1766 to 1772. He is buried in the crypt of St. Paul's Church (Halifax). Early life and immigration Born in Poole, England, ...

(d. 1782), whose funeral was also attended by a large number of Mi'kmaq people. After the American Revolution, with the creation of the

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in 1787, St. Paul's was given the Bishop's seat, making it the first Anglican cathedral outside of Great Britain. It served as the cathedral from 1787 to 1864. The diocese included Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, St. Johns (now Prince Edward Island), and across Quebec and Ontario to Windsor, and Bermuda. For many decades it was one of the few places of worship in Halifax, and other denominations would thus hold services in the building. During the

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of 1917, a piece of wooden window frame from another building was lodged into the wall of St. Paul's Church, where it remains today.

Prominent monuments

Men

File:FracisMcLeanPlaqueStPaulsChurchHalifaxNovaScotia.jpg,

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Francis McLean – defended

during

, died 1781 – oldest monument in church File:Lord Charles Greville Montagu, South Carolina Governor.jpg, (

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)

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File:Peter Waterhouse, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Lt.-Col. Peter Waterhouse by

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(

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, London), fought in the

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File:John James Snodgrass, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Lt.-Col.

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, fought in

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(1815) File:Charles and John Inglis memorial, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, First Anglican Bishop in North America Charles Inglis File:Richard John Uniacke, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg,

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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 "t ...

File:Sampson Salters Blowers, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Chief Justice

Sampson Salter Blowers Sampson Salter Blowers (March 10, 1742 – October 25, 1842) was a noted North American lawyer, Loyalist and jurist from Nova Scotia who, along with Chief Justice Thomas Andrew Lumisden Strange, waged "judicial war" in his efforts to free Bl ...

, died 1842 – loyalist, instrumental in ending slavery in Nova Scotia File:Brenton Halliburton, St Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Chief Justice

Brenton Halliburton Sir Brenton Halliburton (December 27, 1774 – July 16, 1860) was the eighth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. He was the son of John Halliburton. He married the daughter of Bishop Charles Inglis, Margaret Inglis, in 1799. ...

, died 1860, presided over the

Libel trial of Joseph Howe The Libel trial of Joseph Howe was a court case heard 2 March 1835 in which newspaper editor Joseph Howe was charged with seditious libel by civic politicians in Nova Scotia. Howe's victory in court was considered monumental at the time. In the f ...

File:John Ritchie window, St. Paul's church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg,

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Hon.

John William Ritchie John William Ritchie (26 March 1808 – 13 or 18 December 1890) was a Canadian lawyer and politician from Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia who is one of the Fathers of Confederation. Ritchie was the son of Thomas Ritchie and Elizabeth Wildman Johnst ...

, died 1890 File:Sir John Harvey, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.jpg, Lt. Gov. Sir John Harvey, fought in

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File:Sir John Wentworth, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Lt. Gov. John Wentworth, Col of

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Women

File:Eliza Ussher Plaque, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.jpg, Captain Sir

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's wife Eliza Ussher, died 1835 (large tomb in St. Paul's cemetery) File:Herbert Sawyer's Daughter Plaque, St Paul's Church, Halifax.jpg,

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Rear Admiral

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's daughter Sophia Sawyer, died 1788 File:Esther Rowlands Monument, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Dr. David Rowlands' wife Esther Rowlands (gravestone in St. Paul's cemetery) File:ElizaRitchieLibraryArchivesCanada.jpg,

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Eliza Ritchie Dr. Eliza Ritchie (20 May 1856 – 5 September 1933) was a prominent suffragist in Nova Scotia, Canada. Biography Ritchie was born on 20 May 1856 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was the daughter of John William Ritchie and Amelia Almon. She atte ...

(d.1933) and Sisters windows File:Isabella Binney Cogswell, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Philanthropist and Business woman Isabella Binney Cogswell, died1874

Silver communion service

The service originally consisted of five pieces: four pieces have the mark of King George I (2

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, a

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and an alms receiver). Two of these pieces also have the mark of Queen Anne (a

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and the alms receiver), which are dated 1713. The fifth piece – the

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– was damaged and melted down around 1819. All the pieces are made from

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. In 1783, Governor Parr had the service given to St. Paul's. The

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Francis Garthorne (1641–1729) marked all of the pieces with a "G" encircling a small Roman capital A. Garthorne's work is in the collections of

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, New York City, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the

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. He created five of the ten Ceremonial maces now on display in the

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at the

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Sculptures

Some of the monuments in the church showcase sculptures by England's leading sculptors during the nineteenth century. All of whom exhibited their work at the

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and have their work in the

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, the

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, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,

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St Paul's Cathedral St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in London and is the seat of the Bishop of London. The cathedral serves as the mother church of the Diocese of London. It is on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the City of London and is a Grad ...

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and

Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an historic, mainly Gothic church in the City of Westminster, London, England, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the United ...

. There are two stone carvings by Samuel Nixon, one of a

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and the other of the

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. Nixon was commissioned by the City of London to create a statue of King

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(1844), which

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called "a masterpiece" and an example of "artistic genius." Another sculpture was created by Sir

Francis Leggatt Chantrey Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey (7 April 1781 – 25 November 1841) was an English sculptor. He became the leading portrait sculptor in Regency era Britain, producing busts and statues of many notable figures of the time. Chantrey's most notable w ...

(for Amelia Ann Smyth). Chantrey's most notable works include the statues of

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(

); King

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(

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), and

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(

). He also executed four monuments to military heroes for

. (Chantrey's sculpture of Sir Walter Scott was commissioned for

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.) There is also a sculpture by Richard Westmacott III (for

). Westmacoott was the son of Sir

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. Among Westmacott III's most notable works is the

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of the Royal Exchange (London); the monument commemorating Sir

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( Greenwich Hospital). (Westmacott's uncle architect John Westmacott (d. 1816) is buried in the Old Burying Ground in Halifax, Nova Scotia.) There is a sculpture in St. Paul's Church by John Gibson (for

Richard John Uniacke, Jr. Richard John Uniacke (June 6, 1789 – February 21, 1834) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Cape Breton County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1820 to 1830. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia ...

) and a monument by

William F. Woodington William Frederick Woodington (10 February 1806 – 24 December 1893) was a notable English painter and sculptor. Life Woodington was born in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire (possibly at the Three Tuns in High Street), and was articled at the a ...

(

Henry Hezekiah Cogswell Henry Hezekiah Cogswell (April 12, 1776 – November 9, 1854) was a lawyer, political figure and philanthropist in Nova Scotia. He represented the town of Halifax in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1818 to 1820. He was president of t ...

's monument to his children). Woodington's work includes statues on Westminster Bridge, Nelson's Column (Trafalgar Square), St. Paul's Cathedral, and the House of Lords. File:Richard Westmacott Jr. (1799-1872).png, Richard Westmacott III (1799–1872) File:Sampson Salter Blowers Monument by unknown, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Monument by Richard Westmacott III (for

, 1842) File:Hibbert Newton Binney's son Monument by Samuel Nixon, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg,

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by Samuel Nixon (for Hibbert Newton Binney's son and 11 lost crew) (1835) File:William Bruce Almon monument by Samuel Nixon, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg,

by Samuel Nixon (for

William Bruce Almon William Bruce Almon (25 October 1787 12 July 1840) was a doctor and politician in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was the son of William James Almon. He went to University of Edinburgh to study medicine (1809). He was involved in caring for inmates ...

, 1840) File:Francis Leggatt Chantrey (1782-1841' by Henri Bone after John Jackson.jpg,

File:George Stracey Smyth's wife monument by Francis Leggatt Chantrey, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Monument by Sir

(for

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's wife, 1817) File:John Gibson by Margaret Sarah Carpenter (née Geddes).jpg, John Gibson File:Richard John Uniacke Monument by John Gibson (inset) 2.jpg, Monument by John Gibson, Via Fontanella Studio,

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(for

, 1834) File:William F. Woodington (1806 – 1893).png,

(1806–1893) File:Henry H. Cogswell children's monument, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg,

(for

's monument to his children, 1839)

Ministers (1749–1824)

* Rev.

(1749–1752) and his assistant, Rev. William Anwyl (1749–1750), * Rev.

Jean-Baptiste Moreau (clergyman) Jean-Baptiste Moreau was first minister at St. John's Anglican Church (Lunenburg) (1753-1770) and one of the founding fathers of the community. He was one of two missionaries who first arrived in Halifax with Edward Cornwallis (1749) and served at ...

(1750–1753) took on the role of Tutty's assistant; later became the 1st minister of

St. John's Anglican Church (Lunenburg) St. John's Anglican Church was the first church established in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada (1753). It is the second Church of England built in Nova Scotia, and is the second oldest continuous Protestant church in present-day Canada. Early on ...

* Rev. Thomas Wood (1752–1764) (assistant); 1st minister at Annapolis; buried at

Garrison Cemetery (Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia) Garrison Cemetery is a cemetery located on the grounds of Fort Anne in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is located next to the old Court House, at the intersection of George St. and Nova Scotia Trunk 1. History Initially used as a burial ...

*Rev. John Breynton (1753–1791), first

Rector Rector (Latin for the member of a vessel's crew who steers) may refer to: Style or title *Rector (ecclesiastical), a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations *Rector (academia), a senior official in an edu ...

* Charles Inglis, 1st Bishop of Nova Scotia, (1781), only minister buried in crypt * Rev.

Joshua Wingate Weeks Joshua () or Yehoshua ( ''Yəhōšuaʿ'', Tiberian: ''Yŏhōšuaʿ,'' lit. 'Yahweh is salvation') ''Yēšūaʿ''; syr, ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܢܘܢ ''Yəšūʿ bar Nōn''; el, Ἰησοῦς, ar , يُوشَعُ ٱبْنُ نُونٍ '' Yūšaʿ ...

(1785–1791), brother-in-law of Rev. Jacob Bailey *Rev.

Robert Stanser Robert Stanser (16 March 1760 – 23 December 1828) was an English Church of England bishop. He was the second Bishop of Nova Scotia from 1816 to 1824. Born in England, Stanser was educated at St John's College, Cambridge. He was ordained d ...

(1791–1816), 2nd Bishop – his wife Mary Stanser, died 1815, is buried in the crypt *Rev. John Inglis (1816–1824), 3rd Bishop (appointed 1825, father of

John Eardley Inglis Major General Sir John Eardley Wilmot Inglis (15 November 1814 – 27 September 1862) was a British Army officer, best known for his role in protecting the British compound for 87 days in the siege of Lucknow. Military career In 1833 he joined ...

). * Rev.

John Thomas Twining John Thomas Twining (14 May 1793 – 8 November 1860) was a protestant minister in Nova Scotia. Twining served as principal of King’s College School in Windsor, Nova Scotia (1815-1817). He also served as a curate to John Inglis at St. Paul's ...

(curate) (1817) * Rev. William Cogswell (minister) (

's son) (

curate A curate () is a person who is invested with the ''care'' or ''cure'' (''cura'') ''of souls'' of a parish. In this sense, "curate" means a parish priest; but in English-speaking countries the term ''curate'' is commonly used to describe clergy w ...

), (1833–1847) * Rev.

Robert Willis (minister) Rev. Robert Willis (6 August 1785 – 21 April 1865) was the longest serving minister of St. Paul's Church (Halifax) St. Paul's Church is an evangelical Anglican church in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, within the Diocese of Nova Scotia an ...

(1824–1865) File:Jean-Baptiste Moreau Silhouette , St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg,

File:RevThomasWood.png, Reverend Thomas Wood (1752–1764) File:John Breynton.png,

File:Charles Inglis by Robert Field.jpg, Charles Inglis. died 1816, 1st bishop File:Rev. Robert Stanser, Halifax, Nova Scotia.png, Rev.

, 2nd Bishop File:John Inglis.jpg, Rev. John Inglis, 3rd Bishop File:Rev. William Cogswell, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Rev. William Cogswell, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia File:Rev. Robert Willis portrait, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Rev. Robert Willis, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia

The crypt and commemorations

The

contains the remains of 20 congregants which are listed below. Also indicated below are those that have been commemorated in the church through a plaque, a hatchment or a window.

Founders of Halifax

File:GovernorOfNovaScotiaCharlesLawrence.jpg, Charles Lawrence. died 1760,

Governor of Nova Scotia The following is a list of the governors and lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia. Though the present day office of the lieutenant governor in Nova Scotia came into being only upon the province's entry into Canadian Confederation in 1867, the po ...

, 1st person buried in the crypt; participated in the

Battle at Chignecto The Battle at Chignecto happened during Father Le Loutre's War when Charles Lawrence, in command of the 45th Regiment of Foot ( Hugh Warburton's regiment) and the 47th Regiment (Peregrine Lascelles' regiment), John Gorham in command of the Ran ...

and

File:CharlesMorrisStPaulsChurchHalifaxNovaScotia.jpg, Charles Morris, died 1781 –

Battle of Grand Pré The Battle of Grand Pré, also known as the Battle of Minas and the Grand Pré Massacre, was a battle in King George's War that took place between New England forces and Canadian, Mi'kmaq and Acadian forces at present-day Grand-Pré, Nova Scoti ...

; 2nd Chief Justice (1776–1778) (hatchment) File:MichaelFrancklinByJohnSingletonCopely.JPG,

, died 1782 File:RichardBulkeleyHalifaxNovaScotia.JPG, Richard Bulkeley, died 1800 File:Captain Philip Durell.jpg, Captain

, died 1786 ( Sieges of Louisbourg in 1745 and

1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...

) File:Cornwall Bulkeley Nesbitt Plaque, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg,

Edward Cornwallis Edward Cornwallis ( – 14 January 1776) was a British career military officer and was a member of the aristocratic Cornwallis family, who reached the rank of Lieutenant General. After Cornwallis fought in Scotland, putting down the Jacobi ...

, Richard Bulkeley, William Nesbitt Plaque File:MontagueWilmot.jpg,

Montague Wilmot Montague Wilmot (died May 23, 1766) was an 18th-century British colonial Governor of Nova Scotia. Early life Little is known of Wilmot's origins, such as his exact place of birth, although he was born in England. His father was a physician to the ...

File:Henry Newton, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Henry Newton, died 1802

American Revolution

File:PenobscotExpeditionBySerres.jpg, Francis McLean – led land forces to protect

during

, died 1781 – oldest stone memorial in church File:Baron Oberst Franz Carl Erdmann von SeitzHatchmentStPaulsHalifaxNovaScotia.JPG, Baron Oberst Franz Carl Erdmann von Seitz Hatchment, died 1782 - Hessian Commander File:Lord Charles Montagu, South Carolina Governor.png,

, (Loyalist)

(1766–1773) File:Combat naval de Louisbourg 1781.jpg, Capt

Henry Francis Evans Captain Henry Francis Evans ( – 21 July 1781) was a British Royal Navy officer who fought with distinction in the American Revolutionary War. He fought in the Penobscot Expedition, the Siege of Charleston and the Battle of Cape Breton, where ...

- led the naval forces to protect New Ireland; killed in the Naval Battle off Cape Breton (1781)(plaque) File:John Parr 1780.png,

John Parr John Stephen Parr (born 18 November 1952) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter, best known for his 1985 single "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)", charting at number one in the US and number six in the UK, and for his 1984 US number- ...

, died 1791, Governor of Nova Scotia, settled

Loyalists Loyalism, in the United Kingdom, its overseas territories and its former colonies, refers to the allegiance to the British crown or the United Kingdom. In North America, the most common usage of the term refers to loyalty to the British Cr ...

in the colony (1782–1891) File:Chief Justice Bryan Finucane.jpg, Chief Justice Bryan Finucane, died 1785, 3rd chief justice (1778–1785) File:Sampson Salter Blowers 2.jpg, Chief Justice

, died 1842 – loyalist, instrumental in ending slavery in Nova Scotia (memorial template) * Lieutenant General

William Neville Gardiner Lieutenant General William Neville Gardiner (23 April 1748 – 7 February 1806) was an Anglo-Irish army officer, diplomat, and politician. During a career that spanned the 1760s to 1800s, Gardiner was involved in major historical events including ...

, died 1806, (crypt, no plaque) fought alongside Sir William Howe in the

Philadelphia campaign The Philadelphia campaign (1777–1778) was a British effort in the American Revolutionary War to gain control of Philadelphia, which was then the seat of the Second Continental Congress. British General William Howe, after failing to draw ...

(1777) and was wounded in the

Battle of Monmouth The Battle of Monmouth, also known as the Battle of Monmouth Court House, was fought near Monmouth Court House in modern-day Freehold Borough, New Jersey on June 28, 1778, during the American Revolutionary War. It pitted the Continental Army, co ...

French Revolutionary Wars (1792–1802)

File:JohnWentworthByRobertField.jpg, John Wentworth, died 1820, Governor of Nova Scotia (1792–1808) Vice-Admiral Sir Andrew Mitchell, 1757-1806.jpg, Vice-Admiral

Andrew Mitchell Andrew John Bower Mitchell (born 23 March 1956) is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sutton Coldfield since 2001. A member of the Conservative Party, Mitchell was previously the MP for Gedling from 1987 to 199 ...

(1802–1806) wife, Lady Mary Mitchell, died 1825 – daughter of Richard John Uniacke * Lieutenant Colonel David Meredith, died 1809

Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815)

File:Gravestone, HMS Shannon, 1813, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Gravestone for two crew members, , 1813 File:Captain Sir Thomas Ussher (1779–1848).png, Captain Sir

's wife Eliza Ussher, died 1835 (plaque) File:Herbert Sawyer (1783–1833) by Robert Field.jpg,

's sister Sophia Sawyer, died 1788 (crypt, plaque) – Daughter of Rear Admiral

(1785–1789) File:Esther Rowlands Monument, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Dr. David Rowlands' wife Esther Rowlands Monument * Lt. Col.

Peter Waterhouse (military officer) Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Waterhouse (5 September 1779 – 19 May 1823) was a British officer in the 81st Regiment during the Napoleonic Wars. After the 1815 Waterloo campaign, the regiment served in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he died on 19 Ma ...

, c. 1823 81st Regiment of Foot (plaque; tomb in Old Burying Ground) * Lieutenant-Colonel

(1796–1841), a British military officer, fought in the

(1815) and was an aide-de-camp to

Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet General Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet (12 March 1769 – 6 October 1843) was a Scottish soldier who served as an officer in the British Army. From 1824 to 1826, Gen. Campbell commanded the British forces in the First Anglo-Burmese War ...

and author. (plaque; tomb in Old Burying Ground) * John George Deware (Dewar), HMS ''Rose'', died 1830 (plaque; also gravestone in St. Paul's cemetery, and commemorative headstone in Borthwick Churchyard,

Borthwick Borthwick is a hamlet, parish and stream in Midlothian, Scotland. The parish includes the 15th century Borthwick Castle, which is to the east of the village and the villages of Gorebridge and North Middleton.''Gazetteer of Scotland'', publ. by ...

, Midlothian.)

Second Boer War

GeorgeBrentonLaurieStPaulsChurchHalifaxNovaScotia

* Stanley Banfield, d. , 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles (plaque) * Capt. John Halliburton Laurie, died 1901, son of

John Wimburn Laurie Lieutenant-General John Wimburn Laurie, (1 October 1835 – 19 May 1912) was a soldier and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada for thirty years and then returned to England. Military career He was born in London, England, the son of ...

(plaque)

WW1

File:George Brenton Laurie Halifax Nova Scotia.png, George Brenton Laurie, died 1915, son of

, (plaque) File:WW1DoorWayMonumentStPaulsChurchHalifaxNovaScotia.jpg, WW1 Doorway Arch - engraved with names of Nova Scotians who died (also commemorating William James Armitage who gathered the names of the war dead)

Other

* Lt. Gov. of Nova Scotia

Peregrine Maitland General Sir Peregrine Maitland, GCB (6 July 1777 – 30 May 1854) was a British soldier and colonial administrator. He also was a first-class cricketer from 1798 to 1808 and an early advocate for the establishment of what would become the Canadi ...

's infant son George Bertie Maitland, (crypt) died 1831 *

Rear admiral Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. It is often regarde ...

Leonard W. Murray Rear-Admiral Leonard Warren Murray, CB, CBE (22 June 1896 – 25 November 1971) was an officer of the Royal Canadian Navy who played a significant role in the Battle of the Atlantic. He commanded the Newfoundland Escort Force from 1941–1943 ...

, died 1971 – ashes in the Naval

Columbarium A columbarium (; pl. columbaria) is a structure for the reverential and usually public storage of funerary urns, holding cremated remains of the deceased. The term can also mean the nesting boxes of pigeons. The term comes from the Latin "'' colu ...

(Naval Vault) *

Alfred Gilpin Jones Alfred Gilpin Jones, (September 28, 1824 – March 15, 1906) was a Canadian businessman, politician, and eighth Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. Born in Weymouth, Nova Scotia, the son of Guy Carleton Jones and Frances Jones, he was a mer ...

* Charles Francis Norton, died 1835,

52nd Light Infantry The 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot was a light infantry regiment of the British Army throughout much of the 18th and 19th centuries. The regiment first saw active service during the American War of Independence, and were posted to India du ...

(monument) * Capt. Douglas, HMS ''Sylph'', died 1813 *Sarah Mudge, died 1818 (crypt) * Captain John Oakes Hardy (Okes)'s, of , wife Susan (Woodcock) Hardy, daughter of Dr. Edward Woodcock rector at

Watford Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne. Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, a ...

(member of Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge); married at

Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...

Middlesex Middlesex (; abbreviation: Middx) is a Historic counties of England, historic county in South East England, southeast England. Its area is almost entirely within the wider urbanised area of London and mostly within the Ceremonial counties of ...

, England, m. 1794, died 1799; Hardy commanding HMS ''St. Albans'' was part of the capture of ''l'Elizabeth'' French frigate, under Vice-Admiral George Murray, Aug, 28, 1796; Hardy commanding HMS ''Courageux'' for reduction of St. Lucia, 22 June 1803. *

Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres (22 November 1721 or April–May 1729 – 24 or 27 October 1824) was a Canadian cartographer who served in the Seven Years' War, as the aide-de-camp to General James Wolfe. He later went on to serve as the L ...

– Governor of Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton is buried at St. George's Church * Window for Jane Tremaine, Sunday school Teacher for 65 years; only memorial Window destroyed in the explosion

Prominent families

Uniacke Family

The family of

dominates the plaques and monuments in St. Paul's Church. On separate occasions, two Uniacke family members stood trial for murder. File:RichardJohnUniackeByRobertField.jpg,

File:Martha Uniacke.jpg, Martha Uniacke File:Mary Mitchell, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Mary (Uniacke) Mitchell (wife of

) File:Norman Fitzgerald Uniacke, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg,

Norman Fitzgerald Uniacke Norman Fitzgerald Uniacke (ca 1777 – December 11, 1846) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Lower Canada and Nova Scotia. He represented William-Henry in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1824 to 1825. He was born, pr ...

File:RichardJohnUniackeJrMiniatureOnIvory.jpg,

File:Andrew Mitchell Uniacke.jpg,

Andrew Mitchell Uniacke Andrew Mitchell Uniacke (1808 – 1895) was a lawyer, banker and politician in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1843 to 1847. He was born in Halifax, the son of Richard John Uniacke and ...

File:Robie Uniacke window, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Robie Uniacke window, died 1904

Almon Family

The memorials to the family of Dr.

William James Almon William James Almon (14 August 1755 – 5 February 1817) was a doctor and loyalist who left New York City for Nova Scotia during the American Revolution (1776). He is reported to have attended to the wounded at the Battle of Bunker Hill. He la ...

also dominant the church. There were four generations of doctors in the family that had a significant impact on the field of medicine in the province. File:William James Almon by Robert Field, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg,

, died 1817 File:Rebecca Byles Almon by Robert Field.png, Rebecca Byles Almon, died 1852, (plaque) wife of

; oldest child of

Mather Byles Mather Byles (born 26 March 1706, Boston, Massachusetts – 5 July 1788), was an American clergyman active in British North America. Byles was descended, on his mother's side, from John Cotton and Richard Mather and was a grandson of ...

File:William Bruce Almond monument, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg,

, died 1840 File:William Johnston Almon 1873.jpg, William Johnston Almon, died 1901 * Amelia Rebecca (Almon) Ritchie – daughter of William Bruce Almon – memorial plaque * John Egan Almon, died 1917 (plaque) * William Bruce Almon (1875–1940) (plaque)

Cogswell Family

The memorials to the family of

also dominate the church. There are monuments placed to four of his children, three of which died while Henry was alive. His son Rev. William became a celebrated orator and author. File:HenryHezekiahCogswell.jpg,

File:Henry H. Cogswell children's monument, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Henry H. Cogswell children's monument by

File:Isabella Binney Cogswell, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Cogswell monument to his daughter Isabella Binney Cogswell File:Rev. William Cogswell, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Rev. William Cogswell File:Rev. William Cogswell Monument, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Rev. William Cogswell Monument

Ritchie Family

The memorials to the family of Hon.

also dominant the church. There are memorial windows placed for a son and five of his daughters. His twelve children donated money for the memorial window on the south side of the church. File:John William Ritchie by William Valentine.png, Hon.

, died 1890 –

File:Ritchie Sisters Windows, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg,

(d.1933) and Sisters window File:Ella Almon Ritchie, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Ella Almon Ritchie File:Joseph Norman Ritchie, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Joseph Norman Ritchie File:Thomas Ritchie, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg, Thomas Ritchie

Notable events

Marriages

File:HoratioGatesByStuart crop.jpg,

is married to Elizabeth Phillips on October 20, 1754 File:Thomas Hardy - Project Gutenberg eText 16914.jpg, Sir

Thomas Masterman Hardy Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, 1st Baronet, GCB (5 April 1769 – 20 September 1839) was a British Royal Navy officer. He took part in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent in February 1797, the Battle of the Nile in August 1798 and the ...

, married daughter of Sir

George Cranfield Berkeley Admiral Sir George Cranfield Berkeley GCB (10 August 1753 – 25 February 1818) was a British Royal Navy officer. An admiral, he was highly popular yet controversial in late eighteenth and early nineteenth century Britain. Serving on several sh ...

, 17 November 1807

Funerals

File:Pierre Malliard Plaque.jpg, Catholic Priest

funeral is attended by large number of Mi'kmaq (1762) File:MichaelFrancklinByJohnSingletonCopely.JPG, NS Governor

funeral is attended by a large number of Mi'kmaq (1782) File:John Winslow - Project Gutenberg etext 20110.jpg, Funeral of John Winslow's brother Edward Winslow, died 1784 File:RichardBulkeleyHalifaxNovaScotia.JPG, Funeral for Richard Bulkeley, died 1800, was "the largest ever seen in Halifax." File:JamesLawrenceATcommons.jpg, Captain

James Lawrence James Lawrence (October 1, 1781 – June 4, 1813) was an officer of the United States Navy. During the War of 1812, he commanded in a single-ship action against , commanded by Philip Broke. He is probably best known today for his last words, ...

, (1813)

Royal visits

* Saint Paul's has a royal pew, and many royal guests have visited, including the father of Queen Victoria, Prince Edward, and Princesses Michael (1984), Margaret, Alexandra, and Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II), and Prince Edward in 1987. However, HRH Prince George, later to become King George V of the United Kingdom, declined to use the royal pew during his visits to Halifax as the commander of (1891). File:William IV by Sir Martin Archer Shee.jpg, Prince William Henry - later

King William IV William IV (William Henry; 21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death in 1837. The third son of George III, William succeeded h ...

attended (1786) File:Prince Edward By William J Weaver.png, Prince Edward attended (1794) File:Prince Albert Edward Prince of Wales later King Edward VII by Sergei Levitsky.jpg, Prince Edward, later

King Edward VII Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910. The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria a ...

attended (1860) File:Kinggeorgev1928.jpg,

George V George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until Death and state funeral of George V, his death in 1936. Born duri ...

(1891)

Halifax Explosion

St. Paul's Church played a significant role in the

. Doctors used the church as an emergency hospital, using the two

vestries A vestry was a committee for the local secular and ecclesiastical government for a parish in England, Wales and some English colonies which originally met in the vestry or sacristy of the parish church, and consequently became known colloquially ...

to tend to the wounded, while the bodies of the dead were stacked on top of each other around the walls of the

nave The nave () is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in a basilica-type ...

.http://www.stpaulshalifax.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/St.-Pauls-and-the-Great-War-The-Halifax-Explosion.pdf Only one stained glass window was broken in the church; however, most of the other windows were smashed, and there were wide cracks in the roof. It was the only church in the city considered safe enough to conduct a service the following day. All the congregations used the church to conduct funerals. There remains two artifacts in the church from this disaster: the "Explosion Window", which shattered to form a silhouette of a man's head and shoulders. The congregation concluded that the silhouette is the likeness of Abbe Moreau, who arrived with Cornwallis. There is also a piece of a steel window frame that remains embedded in the wall of the

vestibule Vestibule or Vestibulum can have the following meanings, each primarily based upon a common origin, from early 17th century French, derived from Latin ''vestibulum, -i n.'' "entrance court". Anatomy In general, vestibule is a small space or cavity ...

above the inside doors to the church.

References

Texts * J. Philip McAleer. A pictorial history of St. Paul's Anglican Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia 1 edition Appendix 2, 1993 *
Memorials at St. Paul's Church, Acadiensis, p. 58

History of St. Paul's Church. PART 1. Collections of the Nova Scotia Historical SocietyHistory of St. Paul's Church. PART 2. Collections of the Nova Scotia Historical Society
*C.E. Thomas. St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Revisited. Collections of the Nova Scotia Historical Society. 1961. Vol. 33, pp. 26–27. * Harris, V, The Church of St Paul, Halifax, Nova Scotia 1749–1949 (Toronto: 1949) * The Chancel of St. Paul's Anglican Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia: Form Follows Convenience by J. PHILIP McALEER RACAR: revue d'art canadienne / Canadian Art Review, Vol. 17, No. 1 (1990), pp. 46–53, 99–101 Endnotes

External links

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History

Prominent monuments

Men

Women

Silver communion service

Sculptures

Ministers (1749–1824)

The crypt and commemorations

Founders of Halifax

American Revolution

French Revolutionary Wars (1792–1802)

Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815)

Second Boer War

WW1

Other

Prominent families

Uniacke Family

Almon Family

Cogswell Family

Ritchie Family

Notable events

Marriages

Funerals

Royal visits

Halifax Explosion

See also

References

External links