4th General Assembly of Nova Scotia

A series of writs for the election of the 4th General Assembly of Nova Scotia were issued February 2–19, 1765, returnable by March 13, 1765. The assembly convened on May 28, 1765, held eight sessions, and was dissolved on April 2, 1770.

Sessions

Dates of specific sessions are under research.

Governor and Council

Governor: Montague Wilmot -died May 23, 1766
*Lieutenant Governor: vacant
Administrator: Benjamin Green served as acting governor after Wilmot's death
Lieutenant Governor: Michael Francklin -named August 23, 1766, served as acting governor until Campbell arrived
Governor: Lord William Campbell -named November 27, 1766
*Lieutenant Governor: Michael Francklin

The members of the Council are currently under research.

House of Assembly

Officers

Speaker of the House: William Nesbitt of Halifax County
Clerk of the House: Isaac Deschamps of Falmouth Township

Division of seats

An order in Council on January 30, 1765 allocated seats as follows:

4 seats: Halifax County
2 seats each: Annapolis, Lunenburg, Kings, Cumberland, and Queens Counties, and Halifax Township
1 seat each: Horton, Cornwallis, Falmouth, Cumberland, Granville, Annapolis, Lunenburg, Liverpool, Onslow, Truro, and Newport Townships

making a total of 27 seats.
During the assembly, Sunbury County was created with 2 seats and Londonderry, Sackville, Yarmouth, and Barrington Townships were created with 1 seat each, for a total of 33 seats.
Breton County was also created, and 2 members were elected, but the seats were held not to exist due to insufficient freeholders.

Members

Note: Unless otherwise noted, members were elected at the general election, and took their seats at the convening of the assembly. By-elections are special elections held to fill specific vacancies. When a member is noted as having taking their seat on a certain date, but a by-election isn't noted, the member was elected at the general election but arrived late.