| 词条 | William Kidston (Canadian politician) |
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William Kidston (February 11, 1816[1] – 1882[2]) was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Victoria County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1867 to 1871 as a Liberal member. He was born in Halifax, the son of William Kidston, a Glasgow merchant, and Elizabeth Dawson, and was educated in Glasgow. His sister Eliza (1823–60) married the Rev James Law, and was the mother of the British prime minister Bonar Law.[3][4] In 1836, he married Margaret Ann,[1] the widow of Lieutenant James Duffus. Kidston was a major in the local militia, treasurer for Victoria County and custos rotulorum for the county.[6] He also served as justice of the peace.[1] Kidston lived in Baddeck. He ran unsuccessfully for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1874.[5] References1. ^1 2 {{cite book |title=The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1983: A biographical directory |editor=Elliott, Shirley B |author=Public Archives of Nova Scotia |publisher=Province of Nova Scotia |year=1984 |ISBN=0-88871-050-X}} {{Baddeck}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Kidston, William}}{{Liberal-NovaScotia-MLA-stub}}2. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=UaZe6PpXOqkC&pg=PA70 Patterson, GG & MacDonald, WJ Patterson's History of Victoria County, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia (1978)] 3. ^Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Andrew Bonar Law 4. ^Helensburgh Trust: The Kidston Family 5. ^1 The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1871) 6 : 1816 births|1882 deaths|Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs|People from Baddeck, Nova Scotia|Canadian justices of the peace|Kidston family |
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