Jared Chipman Troop (ca 1837 – 27 July 1876) was a lawyer and political figure in

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

, Canada. He represented

Annapolis County Annapolis County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia located in the western part of the province located on the Bay of Fundy. The county seat is Annapolis Royal. History Established August 17, 1759, by Order in Council, Annapoli ...

in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1867 to 1874. Troop was born in

Bridgetown, Nova Scotia Bridgetown is a Canadian community located in north-central Annapolis County, Nova Scotia. History Situated on the Annapolis River at the head of the tide, the area saw Mi'kmaq settlements, followed by Acadian settlers from Port-Royal and then B ...

in 1837 or 1838, the son of Alexander H. Troop and Eunice Chipman. Troop was called to the bar in 1856. He was part of a delegation sent to England in 1868 to attempt to have the Union with Canada repealed. He served as a minister without portfolio from 1867 to 1870, when he was named speaker for the assembly after the death of

John Joseph Marshall John Joseph Marshall (October 1807 – October 25, 1870)https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/218973985/john-joseph-marshall was a merchant and politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Guysborough County in the Nova Scotia House of As ...

. Troop was reelected speaker in 1871. He served as custos rotulorum for Annapolis County from 1868 to 1876. He lived in Bridgetown until his death in 1876.

References

''The Canadian parliamentary companion'', HJ Morgan (1873)
* ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958) 1876 deaths 1830s births Colony of Nova Scotia people Lawyers in Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Anti-Confederation Party MLAs Nova Scotia Reformer MLAs People from Annapolis County, Nova Scotia Speakers of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly {{Liberal-NovaScotia-MLA-stub