Thomas Heath Haviland, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Thomas Heath Haviland

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 13-Nov-1822

Place of Birth: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Date of Death: 11-Sep-1895

Profession: lawyer, politician, notary

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Thomas Heath Haviland

  • Thomas Heath Haviland (13 November 1822 – 11 September 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 18 October 1873, and represented Prince Edward Island as a Conservative until his resignation on 1 July 1879. He was born in Charlottetown, the son of Thomas Heath Haviland Sr., and was educated in Belgium.
  • On his return, he studied law and was called to the bar in 1846.
  • In 1847, he married Anne Elizabeth Grubbe.
  • 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.
  • Haviland died in Charlottetown two years later.Haviland was a Freemason of Victoria Lodge No.
  • 383 (Scotland).

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