John Holmes
Politician
1789 – 1876
Who was John Holmes?
John Holmes was a Canadian politician.
He was born in Ross-shire, Scotland in 1789 and came to Pictou County, Nova Scotia with his family in 1803. Prior to Canadian Confederation in 1867, he represented Pictou County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1836 to 1847 and from 1851 to 1855. Holmes then served in the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia from 1858 to 1867. Following Confederation, he was appointed by royal proclamation to the newly formed Canadian Senate on 23 October 1867. A Conservative, he represented the Senate district of Nova Scotia until his death. He was the father of Nova Scotia premier Simon Hugh Holmes.
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- Born
- Mar 1, 1789
Ross-shire - Children
- Nationality
- Canada
- Lived in
- Pictou County
- Died
- Jun 3, 1876
Springville, Nova Scotia
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on July 23, 2013
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