William Smith (Nova Scotia politician)

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title: William Smith (Nova Scotia politician)
text: William Smith was a tea merchant, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Queen's County in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1765 to 1779. He was the only judge dismissed from Government service on the basis of joining the rebellion during the American Revolution (1775). He was re-instated in 1777. He was an agent for Apthorp and Hancock of Boston. Smith served as an ensign in Captain John Gorham's Rangers. He was a justice of the peace and a judge in the Inferior C
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