Otto Schwartz Weeks, was a lawyer and political figure in
Nova Scotia
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, Canada. He represented Guysborough County in the
Nova Scotia House of Assembly
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from 1874 to 1878 and from 1882 to 1890 as a
Liberal
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member.
Early years
He was born in
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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, the son of Otto Richard Schwartz Weeks and Maria Morris. He was admitted to the Nova Scotia bar in 1853, later setting up practice in
Windsor
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.
Career
He was first elected to the provincial assembly in an 1875 by-election, after having been selected as attorney general. Weeks was named
Queen's Counsel
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in 1876. Later that year, he was dismissed from the province's Executive Council by an order in council after having been requested to resign. Weeks was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1878 and 1890, having lost the Liberal nomination but still choosing to run as a Liberal and diverting enough Liberal votes so that Conservatives were elected instead.
Family
Weeks married Seraph Cutler Ruggles in 1865.
Death
He died in Halifax.
References
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External links
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Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs
Canadian King's Counsel
19th-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly