Talk:Mather Byles Almon

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 12:53, 8 July 2022 (UTC)

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• ... that three men resigned from the Executive Council of Nova Scotia upon Mather Byles Almon's appointment? Source: "Almon became the centre of a political controversy in Nova Scotia in 1843 when Lieutenant Governor Falkland...named him to the Legislative and Executive Councils...Joseph Howe and two supporters resigned their seats on the Executive Council accusing the governor...of weighting the council in favour of the Tories. [1]
  • ALT1: ... that Mather Byles Almon, a founder of the Bank of Nova Scotia, was an anti-Confederate? Source: "In 1864 Almon broke with the Conservatives and their new leader, Charles Tupper*, over the issue of confederation and became a prominent anti-confederate." [2]
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/George Bellamy Mackaness

5x expanded by Z1720 (talk). Self-nominated at 23:37, 22 June 2022 (UTC).

• Recently and adequately expanded, well referenced, neutral, hook facts cited. As an Australian who knows the bare minimum about Canadian history, ALT1 means very little to me in terms of significance, so I would prefer the original hook. 97198 (talk) 13:32, 4 July 2022 (UTC)