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- ↑ (Cahill, p. 52)
- Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1984). Elliott, Shirley B (ed.). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1983: A biographical directory . Province of Nova Scotia. ISBN 0-88871-050-X.
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