Nesbitt William
Accompanied Governor Cornwallis to Halifax. Acted as
Secretary of Nova Scotia for several years. Afterwards practised the
profession of law at Halifax. Attorney-general for twenty-five years.
Elected to the Assembly, 1758; Speaker of the House, 1759-1783; retired
on a pension, 1783. Died, 1784. =Bib.=: Selections from the Public
Documents of Nova Scotia, ed. by Akins.