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Thomas Chandler Haliburton

Canadian author

Died when: 68 years 253 days (824 months)
Star Sign: Sagittarius

 

Thomas Chandler Haliburton

Thomas Chandler Haliburton (17 December 1796 – 27 August 1865) was a Nova Scotian politician, judge, and author.He made an important political contribution to the state of Nova Scotia before its entry into Confederation of Canada.

He was the first international best-selling author of fiction from what is now Canada.In 1856, he immigrated to England, where he served as a Conservative Member of Parliament.

He was the father of the British civil servant Lord Haliburton and of the anthropologist Robert Grant Haliburton.

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