Matthew Henry Richey

Matthew Henry Richey (June 10, 1828 – February 21, 1911) was a Canadian politician in the 19th century.

Matthew Henry Richey
Mathew Richey

5th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
In office July 4, 1883 – July 9, 1888
Monarch	Victoria
Governor General	Marquess of Lorne The Marquess of Lansdowne The Lord Stanley of Preston
Premier	William Thomas Pipes William S. Fielding
Preceded by	Adams George Archibald
Succeeded by	Archibald McLelan

Personal details
Born	(1828-06-10)June 10, 1828 Windsor, Nova Scotia
Died	February 21, 1911(1911-02-21) (aged 82) Halifax, Nova Scotia
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Liberal-Conservative
Spouse(s)	Sarah Lavinia Richey (née Anderson)
Relations	Matthew Richey (father)
Occupation	Lawyer
Profession	Politician

Richey was the son of Matthew Richey, Methodist minister from Nova Scotia. The family was of Ulster-Scottish ancestry, his father having immigrated to Canada.

Richey studied law in Windsor, Ontario and Upper Canada, was called to the bar in 1850 and practised law in Halifax. He served on the city council and was twice elected mayor of Halifax.

Richey was a Conservative politician and in 1878 he was elected to the Parliament of Canada. In 1883, he became the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, a position he held until 1888.

External links

Matthew Henry Richey – Parliament of Canada biography

Lieutenant Governors of Nova Scotia
Post-Confederation (1867–present)	Williams Doyle Howe Archibald Richey McLelan Daly Jones D. Fraser McGregor MacKeen M. Grant Douglas Tory Stanfield Covert Irwin Mathers Kendall McCurdy A. Fraser Plow MacKeen Oland Gosse Shaffner Abraham Crouse Kinley Freeman Francis J. Grant LeBlanc
Lieutenant-Governors before Confederation (1782–1867)	Parr Fanning Bulkeley Wentworth Prévost (Croke) Sherbrooke Smyth Dalhousie Kempt Jeffrey Maitland Jeffrey C. Campbell Falkland Dickson Harvey Bazalgette Le Marchant Phipps Doyle MacDonnell Williams
Lieutenant-Governors of Cape Breton Island (1784–1820)	Desbarres Macarmick Mathews Ogilvie Murray Despard Nepean Swayne Ainslie
Governors before Confederation (1710–86)	Vetch Nicholson Caulfeild Vetch Caulfeild Philipps Doucett Armstrong Cosby Mascarene Cornwallis Hopson Lawrence Ellis Belcher Wilmot W. Campbell Green Francklin Legge Francklin Arbuthnot Hughes Hamond Parr
Lieutenant-Governors who served in the absence of Governors are listed in parentheses. Acting administrators are listed in italics.

List of mayors of Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
Halifax Regional Municipality 1996-present	Fitzgerald Kelly Savage
Town of Bedford 1979-1996	Cosman Roberts Christie Kelly
County of Halifax Wardens & Mayors 1880-1996	Laurie Archibald Chipman Shatford Wilson Madill Smith Taylor Bishop Smith Madill Brenton Smiley Hopkins Peverill Dowell Leverman Burris Settle Salton MacKenzie Lichter Ball
Town and City of Dartmouth 1873-1996	Symonds Troop Weeks Turner Payzant Stairs Frazee Weston Simmonds Scarfe Oland Sterns Johnson Scarfe Williams Notting Williams Simpson Vidito Mosher McLean Mosher Topple Mosher Isnor Pettipas Morris Akerly Zatsman Thornhill Stubbs Brownlow Savage McCluskey
City of Halifax 1841-1996	Binney E. Kenny Williamson Keith Bell MacKinlay Jennings Stairs Hemmeon Pryor Caldwell MacKinlay Keith Pryor Scott Pryor Caldwell Hill Richey Tobin Henry Dunbar Duggan Sinclair Richey Tobin Fraser Mackintosh O'Mullin McPherson Keefe McPherson Stephen Hamilton Crosby MacIlreith Crosby Chisholm Bligh Martin Hawkins Parker Murphy J. B. Kenny Castonguay Ritchie Thompson Cragg Mitchell Donovan Lloyd Butler Ahern Kinley Donahoe Kitz Vaughan Lloyd Vaughan O'Brien Fitzgerald Morris Hanson Wallace Leiper Ducharme Fitzgerald

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