Christopher Paul Chisholm (April 12, 1854 – March 5, 1934) was a Canadian lawyer and political figure in

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1891 to 1916 as a

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member. He was born in Clydesdale, Nova Scotia, the son of Donald Chisholm, and educated at Saint Francis Xavier College. Chisholm was called to the bar in 1883 and set up practice in

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. In 1890, he married Sarah Campbell. Chisholm was first elected to the provincial assembly in an 1891 by-election held after

Angus McGillivray Angus McGillivray (January 22, 1842 – May 4, 1917) was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Antigonish County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Liberal member from 1878 to 1891 and from 1895 to 1902. ...

was elected to the House of Commons. In 1903, he was named a

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in the province's Executive Council; he was named Commissioner of Public Works and Mines in 1907. In 1916, he was named to the province's

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References

* * 1854 births 1934 deaths Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLCs Members of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia 19th-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 20th-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly People from Antigonish County, Nova Scotia {{Liberal-NovaScotia-MLA-stub