William Botsford Troop (April 13, 1824 – c. 1905) was a merchant, ship owner and political figure in

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) 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. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

. He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1874 to 1882 as a Conservative member. He was born in

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, the son of Israel Troop and a descendant of

Amos Botsford Amos Botsford (January 31, 1744 – September 14, 1812) was a lawyer, judge, land owner and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Westmorland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1786 to 1812. He was born in ...

. In 1872, Troop married Elizabeth Ann Magee. He was named to the province's Executive Council in 1878.

References

''The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1882''
CH Mackintosh 1824 births 1904 deaths Colony of New Brunswick people Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs People from Annapolis County, Nova Scotia {{ProgressiveConservative-NovaScotia-MLA-stub