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Blanchard, Hiram
1820 - Born on the 17th of January in West River.
1841 - Descendant of a New England family, Hiram Blanchard received his education at Pictou Academy, studied law with William Frederick DesBarres in Guysborough, and was admitted to the bar as attorney in November.
1842 - Married Eliza Cantrell of Guysborough, and had one son, who died young, and four daughters.
1859 - Won election to the Nova Scotia legislative assembly as a Liberal.
1860 - He moved to Halifax and formed a partnership with Jonathan McCully, then solicitor general and railway commissioner in Joseph Howe’s Reform government.
1863-1867 - He was re-elected and in the assembly showed particular concern over the treatment of the insane and the deaf.
1864 - Became Attorney General in the government of Charles Tupper.
1867 - Blanchard became the 1st premier of Nova Scotia.
1870 - After McCully was appointed to the bench, Nicholas H. Meagher became Blanchard’s partner.
1871-1874 - He served as leader of the opposition.
1874 - Hiram Blanchard died on 17th of December in Halifax, Canada.
1841 - Descendant of a New England family, Hiram Blanchard received his education at Pictou Academy, studied law with William Frederick DesBarres in Guysborough, and was admitted to the bar as attorney in November.
1842 - Married Eliza Cantrell of Guysborough, and had one son, who died young, and four daughters.
1859 - Won election to the Nova Scotia legislative assembly as a Liberal.
1860 - He moved to Halifax and formed a partnership with Jonathan McCully, then solicitor general and railway commissioner in Joseph Howe’s Reform government.
1863-1867 - He was re-elected and in the assembly showed particular concern over the treatment of the insane and the deaf.
1864 - Became Attorney General in the government of Charles Tupper.
1867 - Blanchard became the 1st premier of Nova Scotia.
1870 - After McCully was appointed to the bench, Nicholas H. Meagher became Blanchard’s partner.
1871-1874 - He served as leader of the opposition.
1874 - Hiram Blanchard died on 17th of December in Halifax, Canada.
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