John Hawkins Anderson Explained

John Hawkins Anderson
Office:Senator for Nova Scotia
Termstart:October 23, 1867
Termend:December 24, 1870
Office2:Member of the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia
Party:Liberal

John Hawkins Anderson (1805  - December 24, 1870) was a member of the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia,[1] and then a member of the Senate of Canada. A Liberal, he was appointed to the Senate on October 23, 1867 by a royal proclamation of Queen Victoria following Canadian Confederation earlier that year. He represented the senatorial division of Nova Scotia until his death.

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=YavEDwAAQBAJ&dq=John+Hawkins+Anderson+nova+scotia+legislative+council&pg=PT482 A Cyclopaedia of Canadian Biography: Being Chiefly Men of the Time (e-book).