3rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia

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A writ for the election of the 3rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia was issued on February 28, 1761. The assembly convened on July 1, 1761, held six sessions, and was dissolved on January 30, 1765.

Contents

Sessions

Dates of specific sessions are under research.

Governor and Council

The members of the Council are currently under research.

House of Assembly

Officers

Division of seats

Cumberland County and Cumberland Township lost their 4 seats, and 6 new seats were created for Cornwallis, Falmouth and Liverpool Townships, for a total of 24 seats. Onslow and Truro Townships were granted 4 new seats for the second session, for a total of 28. Truro failed to elect its members.

Members

Electoral DistrictNameFirst elected / previously electedNotes
Annapolis County Joseph Woodmass 1761
John Steele 1761seat declared vacant May 4, 1762 due to death.
John Harris (1762)1762by-election May 6, 1762, took seat June 7, 1762.
Annapolis Township Joseph Winniett 1761took seat June 7, 1762.
Thomas Day 1761
Cornwallis Township Samuel Willoughby 1761might not have served. Seat declared vacant April 26, 1762 for non-attendance.
Stephen West 1761attended, but seat declared vacant April 3, 1764 due to illness.
Cumberland Countynot represented
Cumberland Townshipnot represented
Falmouth Township Henry Denny Denson 1761
Isaac Deschamps 1761
Halifax County William Nesbitt 1758
Michael Francklin 1759seat declared vacant May 4, 1762, appointed to Council.
John Butler (1762)1762by-election May 6, 1762, took seat June 7, 1762.
Halifax Township Malachy Salter 1758
John Burbidge 1758
Jonathan Binney 1758
William Best 1758, 1761
Horton Township William Welch 1761
Lebbeus Harris 1761
Kings County Robert Denison 1761resigned April 3, 1764 due to old age.
Charles Morris 1761
Liverpool Township Benjamin Gerrish 1758
Nathan Tupper 1761resigned April 3, 1764, unable to attend.
Lunenburg County Archibald Hinshelwood 1759
Joseph Pernette 1761
Lunenburg Township Sebastian Zouberbuhler 1759appointed to Council October 19, 1763, seat declared vacant April 3, 1764.
Philip Augustus Knaut 1758
Onslow Township [a] William Nevil Wolseley (1761)1761by-election September 7, 1761, took seat by March 24, 1762, seat declared vacant April 3, 1764 for leaving province.
David Cutten 1761by-election September 7, 1761, seat declared vacant April 3, 1764, never sat.
Truro Townshipdid not elect its two members

Note: Unless otherwise noted, members were elected at the general election, and took their seats at the convening of the assembly. By-elections are special elections held to fill specific vacancies. When a member is noted as having taking their seat on a certain date, but a by-election isn't noted, the member was elected at the general election but arrived late.

Notes

  1. writ for first election August 12, 1761

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