John Creighton | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:John_Creighton_Sr.,_St._John%27s_Anglican_Church,_Lunenburg,_Nova_Scotia.jpg) John Creighton Sr., St. John's Anglican Church, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia | |
| Born | 1721 |
| Died | November 8, 1807 (aged 85/86) |
| Occupation | Judge |
John Creighton (1721 – November 8, 1807) was one of the founding fathers of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. He led the settlement through the turbulent times of Father Le Loutre's War, the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. He represented Lunenburg County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1770 to 1775. After establishing the town, he lived the rest of his life in the village until he died fifty-four years later.[1]
The stone monument to John Creighton in St. John's Anglican Church (Lunenburg) was created by John Bacon (1777–1859), a nineteenth century sculptor. (Bacon created six monuments in St. Paul's Cathedral and many in Westminster Abbey.)
- ^ Beck, J. Murray (1983). "Creighton, John". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. V (1801–1820) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. Retrieved 2008-11-29.