Adam Hemmeon Explained

Adam Hemmeon (April 28, 1788 – July 9, 1867) was Mayor of the City of Halifax, Nova Scotia from 1848-1849.[1]

Before becoming Mayor, Hemmeon was one of the founders of the Halifax Water Company, Halifax Regional Water Commission[2] which took the first steps toward a safe and reliable water supply for the Halifax region.[3]

References

  1. http://www.halifax.ca/council/mayor/FormerMayors.html Halifax Regional Municipality Office of the Mayor
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=OmYvAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA59 The Statutes of Nova Scotia (1844)
  3. Web site: Halifax Regional Municipality Municipal Archives . 2009-06-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110603231839/http://www.halifax.ca/archives/HalifaxWaterWorks.html# . 2011-06-03 . dead .