James Sangster

For the Welsh screenwriter and director, see Jimmy Sangster.

For the Australian policeman, see James Sangster Memorial.

James Sangster (1796 – July 2, 1866) was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Falmouth township from 1847 to 1851 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Reformer.

He was born in Falmouth, Nova Scotia, the son of John Sangster, a native of Scotland, and Margaret Murdock. In 1837, he married Marion Wilcox. Sangster served as a lieutenant and later captain in the local militia. He was an agent for quarries owned by Thomas Chandler Haliburton.

References

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.

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