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About Martin Gay
- Martin Gay (December 29, 1726 – February 3, 1809) was a metal smith and political figure in Nova Scotia.
- He represented Cumberland township in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1783 to 1784. He was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, the son of the Reverend Ebenezer Gay and Jerusha Bradford.
- Gay was married twice: first to Mary Pinckey in 1750 and then to Ruth Atkins in 1765.
- Gay went to Halifax in 1776 when the loyalists left Boston.
- He served as a justice in the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for Cumberland County.
- He was elected to the assembly in a 1783 by-election held after Hezekiah King's seat was declared vacant for non-attendance.
- Gay travelled to England in 1788 and then returned to Boston in 1792.
- He died there at the age of 82. His brother Jotham also served in the assembly.
- His son Samuel served in the New Brunswick assembly.
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