Simeon Perkins
Canadian politician
Died when: 77 years 75 days (926 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Colonel Simeon Perkins (February 24, 1735 – May 9, 1812) was a Nova Scotia militia leader, merchant, diarist and politician.Perkins led the defence of Liverpool from attacks during the American Revolution, French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.
In the 1770s, Liverpool was the second-largest settlement in Nova Scotia, next to Halifax.He also funded privateer ships in defence of the colony.
He wrote a diary for 46 years (1766–1812), which is an essential historic document of this time period in Nova Scotian history.
His home is now the Perkins House Museum.He was the grandfather of .
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