William Law (Canadian politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia
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Place of Birth: Belfast, Northern Ireland
About William Law (Canadian politician)
- William Law (August 5, 1833 – November 21, 1901) was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada.
- He represented Yarmouth County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1886 to 1900 as a Liberal member. He was born in Belfast, Ireland and came to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in October 1847.
- Two years later, Law moved to Oxford, Massachusetts; he returned to Yarmouth in 1855.
- In 1854, he married Mary A.
- Brown.
- His firm, William Law and Company was involved in shipping and insurance.
- Law also served as a justice of the peace.
- He married Annie T.
- Gilman in 1900 after the death of his first wife.
- He was named to the province's Legislative Council in 1901 and served until his death later that year in Yarmouth.
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