William Holland (born 1782) was an
Irish-born farmer and politician in
Nova Scotia. He represented Annapolis County in the
Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1836 to 1840.
He was born in
Armagh
Armagh ( ; ga, Ard Mhacha, , "Macha's height") is the county town of County Armagh and a city in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the Pri ...
, where he married Miss Reilly. In 1812, Holland and his family boarded a ship bound for
New York City. The vessel was captured by a British war ship and taken to
Halifax. At that point, Holland decided to settle at
Wilmot 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, Annapoli ...
. He was a promoter of the
Methodist church in the area. After his term in the provincial assembly, he returned to the operation of his farm.
References
Calnek, W. A. ''History of the County of Annapolis, Nova Scotia : Including Old Port Royal & Acadia'' (1999)
1782 births
Year of death missing
Nova Scotia pre-Confederation MLAs
Canadian Methodists
Irish emigrants to Canada
People from Armagh (city)
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