6th General Assembly of Nova Scotia

The 6th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between November 1785 to 1793.
The Assembly sat at the pleasure of the Governor of Nova Scotia, Edmund Fanning until 1786, and then under Governor John Parr.

Sessions

In 1785, the Speaker of the House was Sampson Salter Blowers In 1789, the speaker was Richard John Uniacke.
A writ for the election of the 6th General Assembly of Nova Scotia was issued on 21 October 1785, returnable by 1 December 1785. The assembly convened on 5 December 1785, held seven sessions, and was dissolved on 22 January 1793.

Governor and Council

At the convening of the assembly:

Governor: John Parr
*Lieutenant Governor: Edmund Fanning

After April 1786:

Governor-in-Chief of British North America: Guy Carleton
*Lieutenant Governor: John Parr -died 25 November 1791
**Administrator: Richard Bulkeley -served as acting governor
*Lieutenant Governor: Sir John Wentworth -named 14 May 1792

Technically, Gov. Carleton was appointed not as governor general, but as Governor of Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and St. John's Island. Since a governor only has power when actually in their jurisdiction, the three additional appointments were effectively meaningless, with Lt. Gov. Parr serving as acting governor.
The members of the Council are currently under research.

House of Assembly

Officers

Speaker of the House:
*Sampson Salter Blowers of Halifax County -appointed to Council 3 January 1788.
*Richard John Uniacke of Halifax County -elected 5 March 1789.
Clerk of the House: James Boutineau Francklin
Sergeant at Arms: Adolphus Veith -appointed 10 March 1790

Division of seats

The customary assignment of seats was continued: 4 seats assigned to Halifax County, 2 seats to the other counties and to Halifax Township, and 1 seat to the other townships, for a total of 39 seats.
Sunbury County, Sackville Township and Cumberland Township were no longer represented, as they had become part of the Province of New Brunswick in 1784. Digby Township, Shelburne Township, Shelburne County, and Sydney County had been newly established and were granted representation.

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.