George Henry Emerson (Twillingate and Fogo)
George Henry Emerson (1798 – July 3, 1889) was a lawyer and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Twillingate and Fogo in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1848 to 1855.
He was born in Windsor, Nova Scotia and came to Newfoundland in 1830. Emerson was called to the bar in 1831. He served as a member of the Legislative Council from 1855 to 1859, serving as solicitor general from 1855 to 1857. Emerson died in St. John's in 1889.
His son Prescott and his brother Hugh were also lawyers and both served in the Newfoundland assembly.[1]
References[]
- Cuff, Robert H (1990). Dictionary of Newfoundland and Labrador Biography. ISBN 0-921191-51-0.
- ^ Colton, Glenn David (2014). Newfoundland Rhapsody: Frederick R. Emerson and the Musical Culture of the Island. McGill-Queen's Press. ISBN 978-0773589384.
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- Members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
- Members of the Legislative Council of Newfoundland
- 1798 births
- 1889 deaths
- People from Windsor, Nova Scotia
- Newfoundland Colony people
- Newfoundland and Labrador politician stubs