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Thomas Barnard Flint

Thomas Barnard Flint

Canadian politician


Thomas Barnard Flint (April 28, 1847 April 8, 1919) was a Canadian lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Yarmouth in the House of Commons of Canada from 1891 to 1902 as a Liberal member.[1]

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Early life and education

He was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia,[1] the son of John Flint and Anne Barnard,[2] and was educated at the Wesleyan Academy in Sackville, New Brunswick and Harvard University.[3] He married Mary Ella Dane.[citation needed]

Career

He was called to the bar in 1872 and set up practice in Yarmouth.[2] In 1874, Flint married Mary E. Dane. He was high sheriff for Yarmouth County from 1883 to 1886.[3]

Political career

Flint was assistant clerk for the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1887 to 1891.[2] He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1873 and 1882[3] and ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in 1878. In 1902, Flint was named Clerk of the House of Commons and resigned his seat.[1] He served in that post until 1918. He died the following year in Yarmouth at the age of 71.[4]

He was editor of Bourinot's Parliamentary Practice and Procedure, 3rd edition, published in 1903.[4]

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References

  1. Allison, David; Tuck, C.E. (1916). History of Nova Scotia. Vol. III. Halifax: A.W. Bowen & Co. pp. 592–594.
  2. Gemmill, J.A., ed. (1891). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion. Ottawa: J. Durie & Son. pp. 129–130.
  3. Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.

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