Hiram Blanchard | |
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1st Premier of Nova Scotia | |
In office July 4, 1867 – September 30, 1867 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Lieutenant Governor | Sir William Williams, 1st Baronet, of Kars Charles Hastings Doyle |
Preceded by | Position created Charles Tupper (colonial) |
Succeeded by | William Annand |
MLA for Inverness County | |
In office May 12, 1859 – October 22, 1868 | |
Preceded by | William Young Peter Smyth |
Succeeded by | Hugh McDonald |
In office May 16, 1871 – December 17, 1874 Serving with Duncan J. Campbell, John McKinnon | |
Preceded by | Hugh McDonald |
Succeeded by | Allan MacMaster |
Personal details | |
Born | West River, Nova Scotia, Canada | January 17, 1820
Died | December 17, 1874 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | (aged 54)
Political party | Liberal Conservative |
Spouse |
Eliza Cantrell (m. 1842) |
Relations | Jotham Blanchard (brother) |
Children | 4 daughters |
Residence | Port Hood, Nova Scotia |
Alma mater | Pictou Academy |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Profession | politician |
Hiram Blanchard (January 17, 1820 – December 17, 1874) was a Nova Scotia lawyer, politician, and the first premier of Nova Scotia. Blanchard won election to the Nova Scotia legislative assembly in Inverness in 1859 as a Liberal.