Henry Kaulback

Who was Henry Kaulback?

Henry Adolphus Newman Kaulback was a lawyer, ship owner and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Lunenburg County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1863 to 1867 and sat for Lunenburg in the Senate of Canada from 1872 to 1896. His surname also appears as Kaulbach in some sources.

He was born in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, the son of John H. Kaulback, high sheriff, and Sophia Fredericka Newman. Kaulback was educated at Harvard University. He was called to the Nova Scotia bar in 1855. He served on the province's board of agriculture and was lieutenant-colonel in the local militia. Kaulback practised law in Lunenburg. Kaulback ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in 1867. He died in office in Ottawa, January 8, 1896 at the age of 65.