20th General Assembly of Nova Scotia

The 20th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between 1855 and 1859.

The assembly sat at the pleasure of the Governor of Nova Scotia, John Le Marchant. George Phipps, Viscount Normanby, became governor in 1858.

Stewart Campbell was chosen as speaker for the house.

List of Members

Electoral district	Name
Annapolis County	J. W. Johnston
County of Cape Breton	James McLeod
Colchester County	Adams G. Archibald
	Gloud W. McLelan Archibald McLelan (1858)
Cumberland County	Charles Tupper
	Alexander McFarlane
Digby County	François Bourneuf
Guysborough County	Stewart Campbell
	John J. Marshall
Halifax County	John Esson
	William Annand
Hants County	Ichabod Dimock Bennett Smith (1858)
	Francis R. Parker
Inverness County	William Young
	Peter Smyth
Kings County	Caleb R. Bill
	William B. Webster
Lunenburg County	Benjamin Reinhardt
	George Geldert
Pictou County	George McKenzie
	Alexander C. McDonald
Queens County	John Campbell
	Edward D. Davison
Richmond County	Thomas H. Fuller
Shelburne County	Cornelius White
Sydney County	John McKinnon
	W. A. Henry
Victoria County	Hugh Munro
	Charles J. Campbell
Yarmouth County	Thomas Killam
Township of Halifax	Benjamin Wier
	John Tobin
Township of Lunenburg	Henry Bailey
Township of Liverpool	Matthew McClearn
Township of Shelburne	John Locke
Township of Barrington	Robert Robertson
Township of Yarmouth	Nathan Moses
Township of Argyle	John Ryder
Township of Digby	John C. Wade
Township of Clare	Mathurin Robicheau
Township of Annapolis	Alfred Whitman Moses Shaw (1858)
Township of Granville	Stephen S. Thorne
Township of Horton	Edward L. Brown
Township of Cornwallis	Samuel Chipman
Township of Amherst	William W. Bent
Township of Pictou	Martin I. Wilkins
Township of Londonderry	Thomas F. Morrison
Town of Truro	Hiram Hyde
Township of Windsor	Lewis M. Wilkins
Township of Newport	William Chambers
Township of Falmouth	Ezra Churchill
Township of Sydney	James McKeagney
Township of Arichat	Henry Martell

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References

• Journal and proceedings of the House of Assembly, Session 1856 (1856)