The 5th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between May 1770 to 1784, its membership being set in the 1770 Nova Scotia general election.
The 5th General Assembly is known as Nova Scotia's "Long Parliament" [1] as it sat for fourteen years, throughout the length of the rebellion of the thirteen colonies. William Nesbitt was chosen as speaker in 1770. Thomas Cochran became speaker in 1784 after Nesbitt's death.
According to Allison, page 481, in 1774, the composition of His Majesties government in Nova Scotia was:
Governor and Council
Governor – His Excellency Francis Legge
Lieutenant-Governor – The Hon. Michael Francklin
His Majesty's Legislative Council (appointed by the Governor, may or may not be from House):
Honorable Jonathan BelcherCharles MorrisHonorable Richard BulkeleyJoseph GerrishHenry NewtonJonathan BinneyJoseph GorhamArthur GouldJohn ButlerProvincial Officers (appointed by the Governor, may or may not be from House):
Secretary of the Province – Honourable Richard BulkeleyAttorney General – William NesbittTreasurer – Benjamin GreenRegister – Arthur GooldChief Surveyor of Lands – Charles MorrisProvost Marshal – John FentonChief Receiver of His Majesty's Quit Rent – Joseph WoodmassDeputy Auditor – John BreynronMembers of the House of Assembly following the election of 1770
County of Halifax – William Nesbitt, John Butler, John Newton, Robert CampbellCounty of Annapolis – Phineas Lovett, Joseph PattenCounty of Lunenburg – A. Hinshelwood, John CreightonKing's County – Winckworth Tonge, H.D. DensonCounty of Cumberland – John Huston, Joshua WinslowQueen's County – William Smith, Simeon PerkinsCounty of Sunbury – Charles Morris, JrTown of Halifax – Charles Procter, Thomas BridgeTown of Onslow – Joshua LambTown of Truro – William FisherTown of Londonderry – John MorrisonTown of Annapolis – O. WheelockTown of Granville – John HarrisTown of Lunenberg – Philip KnautTown of Horton – Charles DicksonTown of Cornwallis – Samuel WilloughbyTown of Falmouth – Edward York (1771)Town of Newport – Isaac DeschampsTown of Cumberland – Jonathan EddyTown of Sackville – Robert FosterTown of Liverpool – John DoggettTown of Yarmouth – emptyTown of Barrington – John Fillis (1772)Town of Amherst – William Freeman (1783)County of Hants – George Brightman (1783), Benjamin DeWolf (1783)Notes:
