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Isaac Hatfield

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Isaac Hatfield
MLA for Argyle township
In office
1863–1867
Personal details
Born1826
Tusket Lakes, Nova Scotia
DiedOctober 20, 1872
Tusket Lakes, Nova Scotia
Political partyLiberal-Conservative
SpouseSarah Harding
OccupationMerchant

Isaac Smith Hatfield (1826 – October 20, 1872) was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Argyle township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1863 to 1867 as a Liberal-Conservative.

He was born at Tusket Lakes, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, the son of Captain James Hatfield and Elizabeth Lent, the daughter of James Lent. He married the widow Sarah Harding (née Cochrane). Hatfield served as a justice of the peace from 1855 to 1872. He lived at Tusket, Nova Scotia, where he operated a general store.[1] Hatfield drowned in the Tusket Lakes at the age of 46.

His brother Forman later also served in the provincial assembly.

References

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  • A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958, Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958)