Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Chandler Haliburton

Canadian-British politician, judge, and author

Date of Birth: 17-Dec-1796

Place of Birth: Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada

Date of Death: 27-Aug-1865

Profession: judge, writer, politician, historian

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Thomas Chandler Haliburton (17 December 1796 – 27 August 1865) was a Nova Scotian politician, judge, and author.
He made an important political contribution to the state of Nova Scotia before its entry into Confederation of Canada.
He was the first international best-selling author of fiction from what is now Canada.
In 1856, he emigrated to England, where he served as a Conservative Member of Parliament. He was the father of the British civil servant Lord Haliburton and of the anthropologist Robert Grant Haliburton.