Malachy Salter

Malachy Salter
MLA for Yarmouth township
In office
1766–1772
MLA for Halifax township
In office
1759–1765
Personal details
Born(1715-02-28)February 28, 1715
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedJanuary 13, 1781(1781-01-13) (aged 65)
Halifax, Nova Scotia
SpouseSusanna Mulberry
OccupationBusinessman, politician

Malachy Salter (February 28, 1715 – January 13, 1781) was an American-born merchant and politician who sat in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1759 to 1772.[1] [2]

  1. ^ Barry Cahill, "The Treason of the Merchants: Dissent and Repression in Halifax in the Era of the American Revolution", Acadiensis, Vol. 26, 1 (Autumn 1996), p. 53
  2. ^ Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online