Samuel Chipman (October 18, 1790 – November 10, 1891) was a farmer, ship owner, merchant and political figure in
Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented King's County from 1830 to 1843, Cornwallis Township from 1851 to 1859 and King's County from 1851 to 1863 in the
Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
He was born in
Cornwallis Township, Nova Scotia, the son of
William Allen Chipman and Ann Osborn. In 1815, he married Elizabeth Gesner, sister of
Abraham Gesner. He married Jessie W. Hardy in 1841 after the death of his first wife. Chipman served in the local militia and was also a
freemason
Freemasonry or Masonry refers to fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local guilds of stonemasons that, from the end of the 13th century, regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities ...
. He received a number of appointments to patronage posts in King's County and Annapolis County over the years. In 1863, he was named to the province's
Legislative Council and served until 1870, when he was named registrar of deeds for
King's County. He retired from that post at the age of 98. Chipman died in
Kentville three years later.
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1790 births
1891 deaths
Nova Scotia pre-Confederation MLAs
Members of the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia
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