Thomas Heath Haviland Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Thomas Heath Haviland
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Georgetown
Term Start:1846
Term End:1876
Office2:Member of the Senate of Canada
Term Start2:October 18, 1873
Term End2:July 1879
Order3:3rd
Office3:Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island
Term Start3:July 10, 1879
Term End3:July 18, 1884
Predecessor3:Robert Hodgson
Successor3:Andrew Archibald Macdonald
Monarch3:Victoria
Governor General3:Marquess of Lorne
The Marquess of Lansdowne
Premier3:William Wilfred Sullivan
Birth Date:13 November 1822
Birth Place:Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Death Place:Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Nationality:Canadian
Party:Conservative
Relations:Thomas Heath Haviland Sr. (father)
Children:7
Occupation:Notary, lawyer, and landowner
Profession:Politician
Cabinet:Provincial Secretary 1873–1876

Thomas Heath Haviland (November 13, 1822  - September 11, 1895) was a Canadian lawyer, politician and father of Canadian Confederation. He was born in, and died in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. He was appointed to the Senate of Canada on October 18, 1873, and represented Prince Edward Island as a Conservative until his resignation in July 1879.

Haviland was a Freemason of Victoria Lodge No. 383 (Scotland).[1]

Early life and education

Thomas Heath Haviland was born on November 13, 1822, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, to Thomas Heath Haviland Sr., an English-born emigrant to Prince Edward Island and wealthy landowner,[2] and Jane Rebecca Brecken.[3] Haviland attended elementary school in Charlottetown, and was further educated at a private school in Brussels, Belgium. Upon his return, Haviland took law education under James Horsfield Peters.[2]

Career

In 1846, Haviland was called to the bar. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for Georgetown and Royalty in 1846 and served until 1876. Haviland served in the provincial Executive Council from 1859 to 1862, from 1865 to 1867 and from 1870 to 1872. From 1863 to 1864, he was speaker for the assembly. He was also a colonel in the local militia. Haviland served as the third Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island from 1879 to 1884. In 1886, he became mayor of Charlottetown after the death of Henry Beer, serving until 1893 when he retired due to poor health.[4]

Personal life and death

Haviland married Anne Elizabeth Grubbe on January 5, 1847;[3] they had seven children, two of whom died during infancy.[5]

Haviland died in Charlottetown on September 11, 1895.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canada's Sesquicentennial - Freemasonry and Confederation. Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario. Michael Jenkyns. July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181205195647/https://grandlodge.on.ca/index.php/official-website/300-years-of-freemasonry/378-freemasonry-and-confederation. 5 December 2018.
  2. Web site: Harris . Carolyn . Thomas Heath Haviland . . June 11, 2024 . en . March 19, 2015.
  3. Robb . Andrew . Haviland, Thomas Heath (1822-95) . . 1990 . 12 . June 11, 2024 . University of Toronto / Université Laval.
  4. News: Called Home. The Salt Lake Herald . 14 September 1895. 1. Newspapers.com. 25 February 2017.
  5. Web site: Thomas H. Haviland . Prince Edward Island Legislative Documents Online . June 11, 2024.