Beamish Murdoch

Beamish Murdoch

Beamish Murdoch (August 1, 1800 – February 9, 1876) was a lawyer, historian and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1826 to 1830.

He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of Andrew Murdoch and Elizabeth Beamish. His family had come to Nova Scotia from the North of Ireland. His grandfather, a Presbyterian Minister, Rev. James Murdoch served several parishes in the Province for 23 years. Murdoch was admitted to the Nova Scotia bar in 1822. In 1824 he was elected Vice - President of the Charitable Irish Society in Halifax. He also contributed articles to the Acadian Recorder and the Acadian Magazine or Literary Mirror. Murdoch was defeated by Stephen Wastie Deblois when he ran for reelection in 1830; he was an unsuccessful candidate again in 1836 and 1840. He served as president of the Halifax Temperance Society. In 1841, Murdoch became clerk for the Central Board of Education and, in 1852, was named record for the city of Halifax. Between 1865 and 1867, he published A History of Nova-Scotia, Or Acadie. He died in Lunenburg at the age of 75.

References

• Pryke, Kenneth George (1972). "Beamish Murdoch". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
• Marble, AE Nova Scotians at home and abroad: biographical sketches .... (1977) p. 307 ISBN 0-88999-074-3

External links

• Works by or about Beamish Murdoch at the Internet Archive
• A History of Nova-Scotia, Or Acadie, Volume I (1865)
• A History of Nova-Scotia, Or Acadie, Volume II (1866) (1740-1781) - our roots
• A History of Nova-Scotia, Or Acadie, Volume II (1866) (1740-1781) - open archive
• A History of Nova-Scotia, Or Acadie, Volume III (1867)