Josiah Hooper (April 14, 1807 – April 24, 1878) was an English-born merchant, shipbuilder 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 En ...

, Canada. He represented Richmond County from 1867 to 1871 in the

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. He was born in

Bristol Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city i ...

. Hooper married Elizabeth Hart. He was a justice of the peace. He lived in

Arichat, Nova Scotia Arichat is an unincorporated place in the Municipality of the County of Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the main village on Isle Madame on the southeastern tip of Cape Breton Island Cape Breton Island (french: link=no, île du Cap-B ...

. Hooper died in Halifax at the age of 71.

References

* ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958) 1807 births 1878 deaths Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs {{Liberal-NovaScotia-MLA-stub