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Jeremiah Northup

The Hon.

Jeremiah Northup
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Senator for Halifax, Nova Scotia
In office
October 10, 1870 – April 10, 1879
Appointed byJohn A. Macdonald
Personal details
Born1816
Falmouth, Nova Scotia
DiedApril 10, 1879
Political partyLiberal

Jeremiah Northup (1816 – April 10, 1879) was a Canadian merchant, shipowner, and politician.

Born in Falmouth, Nova Scotia, the son of John Northup and Agnes Harvey, he had ownership of at least seven ships during his lifetime. In 1867, he was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as an anti-confederate. He was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1870 representing the senatorial division of Halifax, Nova Scotia. A Liberal, he served until his death in 1879.

External links

  • Jeremiah Northup – Parliament of Canada biography
  • "Jeremiah Northup". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.


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