Amos Purdy

Amos Joseph Griffin Purdy (September 4 or 5, 1825 – September 1904)[1][2] was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cumberland County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1867 to 1871 and in 1874 as a Liberal member.

He was born in Westchester, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, the son of David Purdy and Mary Griffin,[1] and the grandson of Gabriel Purdy, a United Empire Loyalist. He was educated at the Sackville Academy. In 1855 or 1856, he married Elizabeth A. Atkinson / Aitkenson (1832–1892) with whom he had nine children. Purdy served as census commissioner for the province in 1870. He was elected to the provincial assembly a second time in 1874 but resigned his seat in March 1875.[3]

  1. ^ a b Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1984). Elliott, Shirley B (ed.). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1983: A biographical directory. Province of Nova Scotia. ISBN 0-88871-050-X.
  2. ^ Fernne Janzen Hamm, Genealogical data
  3. ^ Morgan, Henry J., ed. (1871). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion (Sixth ed.). Montreal: Gazette Steam Printing House. p. 249.