About Henry Moseley
Lived 1815 – 1864 (aged 48–49). Henry Moseley was a Canadian politician.
Henry Moseley (c. 1818 – September 1, 1864) was a shipbuilder and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Lunenburg County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Reformer.
Moseley, the son of Phineas E. Moseley and Sally Tilton, both from the United States, was born on a ship in Halifax harbour. In 1853, he left Halifax for Australia with his brother Ebenezer; their small vessel was forced to seek shelter from a storm at the LaHave River and they settled there instead. He died at the age of 46.
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Who was Henry Moseley?
Canadian politician
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Henry Moseley was born in 1815.
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Henry Moseley died on 1 September 1864.
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Henry Moseley was a politician.
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Henry Moseley was Canadian.
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