George Henry Emerson (Twillingate and Fogo)

For the former speaker of the Newfoundland House of Assembly, see George Henry Emerson (speaker).

George Henry Emerson (1798 – July 3, 1889) was a lawyer and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Twillingate and Fogo in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1848 to 1855.

He was born in Windsor, Nova Scotia and came to Newfoundland in 1830. Emerson was called to the bar in 1831. He served as a member of the Legislative Council from 1855 to 1859, serving as solicitor general from 1855 to 1857. Emerson died in St. John's in 1889.

His son Prescott and his brother Hugh were also lawyers and both served in the Newfoundland aasembly.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Colton, Glenn David (2014). Newfoundland Rhapsody: Frederick R. Emerson and the Musical Culture of the Island. McGill-Queen's Press. ISBN 0773589384.