Samuel Marshall (Canadian politician)

Samuel Poole
MLA for Yarmouth township
In office
1811–1813
Personal details
Born 1757
England
Died April 1, 1813
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Spouse(s) Sarah Sheldon
Occupation Merchant, shipbuilder

Samuel Marshall (1757 - April 1, 1813) was a merchant, shipbuilder and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Yarmouth township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1811 to 1813.

Marshall came to Nova Scotia from New York state in 1787, settling in Yarmouth. In 1794, he was named a justice of the peace. Around 1810, he was considered to be the leading shipbuilder and merchant in Yarmouth.[1] Marshall died in office at Yarmouth.

His daughter Catherine married Samuel Campbell.

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