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About Richard McHeffy
- Honorable Richard A.
- McHeffey (December 26, 1773 – December 5, 1874) was a political figure in Nova Scotia and a member of the Liberal Party.
- He was born in Windsor Township, Nova Scotia, the son of Richard McHeffey and Mary Caulfield, of Irish descent.
- McHeffey married Jane Hill on March 26, 1831.
- Richard and Jane had three daughters, Mary, Elizabeth, and Annie.
- His surname also appears as McHeffy.
- He represented the township of Windsor in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1838 to 1840 and was called to the province's Legislative Council in 1853.
- When Hiram Blanchard tendered the resignation of his government in 1867, after being defeated by Joseph Howe's anti-confederation party, Lieutenant-Governor Charles Hastings Doyle called upon McHeffey to form the administration of the new government.
- McHeffey had long been a respected member of Nova Scotia's Liberal Party, but held no conspicuous position at the time of his appointment that would mark him for political leadership.
- He nonetheless undertook the task and called at once for a meeting of the anti-confederate members of the Assembly and of the Legislative Council at Halifax.
- At Halifax, McHeffey successfully formed an administration for the new government under the leadership of William Annand.
- McHeffey became minister without portfolio in the Executive Council.
- He served as custos rotulorum for Hants County and was also a senior Grand Warden in the province's Freemasons.
- He died in Windsor at the age of 100. His grandson Francis R.
- Parker also served in the provincial assembly.
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