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• De Mille, James    b. August 23, 1833  d. January 28, 1880
  Canadian Author. A professor and teacher at the Dalhousie Univeristy in Halifax, Nova Scotia, De Mille later became a well-known novelist and one of North America's most popular writers of the time. His works include, "A Tale Of Rome In The First Century" (1857), "The Dodge Club" (1859), "The Cryptogram" (1871), and "A Strange Manuscript Found In A Copper Cylinder" (1888), which was publisehed eight years after his death. He passed away on January 28, 1880, at the age of 45. (Bio by: K)
  Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
   
• Gesner, Abraham    b. May 2, 1797  d. April 29, 1864
  “The Father of Kerosene.” Although a medical doctor, his love for geology led this Canadian to revolutionize the energy industry. Beginning in his childhood on the Nova Scotia coast, he collected and studied fossils and rocks becoming a self-taught geologist. In the mid-1840s he began experimenting with coal looking for an alternative illuminant to whale oil. By distilling lumps of coal he was able to develop a clear liquid that when lit with a wick produced a bright light. He called the new...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
  Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
   
• Holmes, Simon Hugh   b. July 30, 1831  d. October 14, 1919
  Nova Scotia Premier, Publisher. Born in Springvale, Nova Scotia, he served as Premier of the Conservative Opposition Party from 1878 to 1882. In 1858 Holmes founded the Conservative newspaper, Pictou Colonial Standard, and was leader of the Conservative Opposition Party during the 1870s. A caucus revolt forced his resignation as Premier in 1882 and he accepted a position as crown clerk of Halifax County. He died in Halifax. (Bio by: MayflowerPilgrim332)
  Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Plot: Holmes
   
• Howe, Joseph    b. December 13, 1804  d. June 1, 1873
  Nova Scotia patriot, journalist. Premier of Nova Scotia (1860-63), member of Parliament (1886-72), Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia (1873). Proponent of Responsible Government (home rule), press freedom.
  Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
   
• Keith, Alexander    b. 1795  d. December 14, 1873
  Founder of Alexander Keith's Brewery, Halifax.
  Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
   
• McCully, Jonathan   b. July 25, 1809  d. January 2, 1877
  Canadian Statesman. He was admitted to the bar in 1837 and he served on the legislative council from 1848 to 1867. He was probate judge from 1853 to 1857 and railway commissioner from 1854 to 1857. He was a liberal who expressed his views in the Halifax Morningstar and the Halifax Union newspaper. His editorials helped promote union to the Nova Scotians, and the confederation was accepted in 1866. The Representatives from the provinces met with the British government to establish the British...[Read More] (Bio by: Mr. Denardo)
  Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
   
• Stanfield, Robert Lorne   b. April 11, 1914  d. December 16, 2003
  Nova Scotia Premier. Stanfield served as the Premier of Nova Scotia from November 20, 1956, to September 13, 1967. A native of Truro, Nova Scotia, and a member of the famous underwear family he first became a lawyer, but then went into politics becoming the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party in Nova Scotia in 1948, later entering the Provincial Legislature in 1949. During his ministry he concentrated on the province’s industrial development. After he was chosen as his Party’s National...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
  Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
   
• Wood, John Taylor    b. August 13, 1830  d. July 19, 1904
  Civil War Confederate Naval Officer. He was born at Fort Snelling, Iowa Territory, and was the son of army surgeon Robert Crooke Wood, Sr. Choosing a naval career, the young officer graduated from the Annapolis Naval Academy on June 10, 1853, and went to sea aboard the Cumberland. An instructor of gunnery tactics at the Academy in 1861, with strong family ties to the South (his mother was a daughter of Zachary Taylor; his aunt had married Jefferson Davis), he resigned his commission on April 21...[Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway)
  Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
   
• Young, Sir William    b. September 8, 1799  d. May 8, 1887
  Nova Scotia Premier. Young served as the Premier of Nova Scotia from April 4, 1854, to February 20, 1857, and February 10, 1860, to August 3, 1860. (Bio by: K)
  Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
   

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