About Jeremiah Northup
Lived 1816 – 1879 (aged 62–63). Jeremiah Northup was a Canadian politician, merchant and ship-owner.
Jeremiah Northup (1816 – April 10, 1879) was a Canadian merchant, shipowner, and politician.
Born in Falmouth, Nova Scotia, the son of John Northup and Agnes Harvey, he had ownership of at least seven ships during his lifetime. In 1867, he was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as an anti-confederate. He was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1870 representing the senatorial division of Halifax, Nova Scotia. A Liberal, he served until his death in 1879.
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Canadian politician
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Jeremiah Northup was born in 1816 in Falmouth.
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Jeremiah Northup died on 10 April 1879.
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Jeremiah Northup was a politician, merchant and ship-owner.
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Jeremiah Northup was Canadian.
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