Philip Marchington

Who was Philip Marchington?

Philip Marchington was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Cumberland County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1786 to 1793. Philip was born in Chapel-en-le-Frith in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England. The son of Henry Marchington, Yeoman. Philip was baptized on the 28 Oct 1736, by Dr.James Clegg of Chinley Independent Chapel. Being one of the first Independent Chapels in England.

He was a United Empire Loyalist from Pennsylvania who came to Halifax in 1784. At one time a leader of the Methodist church in the province, he built a church on his property but, after a quarrel with other members of the congregation, he locked them out of the church. Marchington was elected to the provincial assembly after Christopher Harper was unseated because he was not a resident of Nova Scotia. He died in Halifax at the age of 72.