7th General Assembly of Nova Scotia

A writ for the election of the 7th General Assembly of Nova Scotia was issued on Jan. 22, 1793, returnable by March 20, 1793. The assembly convened on March 20, 1793, held seven sessions, and was dissolved on October 11, 1799.

Sessions

Dates of specific sessions are under research.

Governor and Council

• Governor-in-Chief of British North America:
  • Guy Carleton
  • Robert Prescott -named December 15, 1796
  • Sir Robert Milnes -named July 30, 1799
    • Lieutenant Governor: Sir John Wentworth

Technically, Gov. Carleton was appointed not as governor general, but as Governor of Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and St. John's Island (four simultaneous appointments). Since a governor only has power when actually in their jurisdiction, the three additional appointments were effectively meaningless, with Lt. Gov. Wentworth serving as acting governor.

The members of the Council are currently under research.

House of Assembly

Officers

• Speaker of the House:
  • Thomas Henry Barclay of Annapolis Township -resigned June 7, 1799
  • Richard John Uniacke of Queens County -elected June 7, 1799.
• Clerk of the House: James Boutineau Francklin
• Sergeant at Arms: Adolphus Veith -appointed March 10, 1790

Division of seats

The customary assignment of seats was continued: 4 seats assigned to Halifax County, 2 seats to the other counties and to Halifax Township, and 1 seat to the other townships, for a total of 39 seats.

Members

• Amherst Township
  • Thomas Lusby
• Annapolis County
  • Thomas Millidge
  • James Moody
• Annapolis Township
  • Thomas Barclay -resigned June 7, 1799, appointed Consul-General in New York for the North Eastern States of America.
• Barrington Township
  • John Sargent -took seat March 25, 1793.
• Cornwallis Township
  • William Baxter
• Cumberland County
  • William Freeman
  • Samuel Embrie
• Digby Township
  • Henry Rutherford
• Falmouth Township
  • Jeremiah Northup
• Granville Township
  • Alexander Howe
• Halifax County
  • Jonathan Sterns -died May 23, 1798.
    • James Stewart -by-election June 15, 1798, took seat June 15, 1798.
  • James Michael Freke Bulkeley -died November 13, 1796.
    • Charles Morris (1759–1831) -by-election February 13, 1797, took seat June 6, 1797.
  • Lawrence Hartshorne
  • Michael Wallace
• Halifax Township
  • John George Pyke
  • William Cochran
• Hants County
  • Hector MacLean
  • William Cottnam Tonge
• Horton Township
  • Samuel Leonard
• Kings County
  • Jonathan Crane -election declared invalid March 30, 1793.
    • Benjamin Belcher -declared elected and took seat March 30, 1793.
  • Elisha DeWolf
• Liverpool Township
  • Samuel Hart
• Londonderry Township
  • Robert McElhinney
• Lunenburg County
  • John William Schwartz
  • Edward James
• Lunenburg Township
  • John Bolman
• Newport Township
  • Shubael Dimock
• Onslow Township
  • Charles Dickson -died September 3, 1796.
    • Daniel Eaton -by-election, took seat June 6, 1797.
• Queens County
  • Simeon Perkins -took seat March 25, 1793.
  • Benajah Collins -took seat June 30, 1794. Resigned and left for Danvers, Massachusetts, September 1797.
    • Richard John Uniacke -by-election, took seat June 8, 1798
• Shelburne County
  • Stephen Skinner -took seat March 25, 1793.
  • James Humphreys -took seat March 25, 1793. Returned to Philadelphia in 1797.
    • George Gracie -by-election, took seat June 15, 1798.
• Shelburne Township
  • Colin Campbell -took seat March 25, 1793.
• Sydney County
  • John Stuart -took seat March 25, 1793.
  • Thomas Cutler -took seat June 6, 1794.
• Truro Township
  • Matthew Archibald
• Windsor Township
  • John McMonagle
• Yarmouth Township
  • Samuel Sheldon Poole -took seat April 5, 1793.

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.

References

• David Allison; "History of Nova Scotia", Bowen, Halifax, 1916. [1]
• Journal and proceedings of the House of Assembly of the province of Nova-Scotia, begun the 20th day of March ... (1793)
• Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). "Appendix A: Assembly Lists". The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1983: a biographical directory (PDF). Halifax: Province of Nova Scotia. p. 255-257. ISBN 0-88871-050-X.

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