Amherst in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia — The Atlantic Provinces (North America)

Robert Barry Dickey

1811 - 1903

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017

1. Robert Barry Dickey Marker

Inscription.
Born in Amherst, educated at Windsor Academy, and called to the bar in 1834, Dickey practiced law in Amherst and sat in the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia (1858-67). A Father of Confederation, he attended both the Charlottetown and Quebec Conferences but refused to subscribe to the Quebec Resolutions until more generous financial terms were conceded in 1866. A widely-travelled and successful Amherst businessman he gave general support to the Conservative Party but played a minor political role. He was called to the Senate in 1867. He died in Amherst.

Avocat et Père de la Confédération, Dickey naquit à Amherst, étudia à l'Académie de Windsor et fut admis au barreau en 1834. Il siéga au Conseil législatif de la Nouvelle-Écosse (1858) avant de devenir sénateur en 1867. Il assista aux Conférences de Charlottetown et de Québec mais refusa de souscrire aux résolutions de Québec jusqu'à ce qu'on accordât à sa province, en 1866, des conditions financières plus généreuses. Grand voyageur, homme d'affaires prospère, il appuya toujours le parti conservateur, mais sans jouer un rôle de premier plan. Il est mort à Amherst.

Erected 1939

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by Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada/Commission des lieux et monuments historiques du Canada.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Historic Sites and Monuments Board series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.

Location. 45° 50.048′ N, 64° 12.763′ W. Marker is in Amherst, Nova Scotia, in Cumberland County. It is on Victoria Street East (Nova Scotia Route 6) just south of Havelock Street ( Route 2), on the right when traveling west. Marker is on the Amherst Town Hall (former Dominion Public Building). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 98 Victoria Street East, Amherst NS B4H 1X6, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Nova Scotia’s Glooscap Trail.

It is also in the Maritimes

and in Atlantic Canada.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

and Acadia.

Other nearby markers. At

R. B. Dickey and E. B. Chandler Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017

2. R. B. Dickey and E. B. Chandler Markers

least 8 other markers are within 5 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Edward Barron Chandler (here, next to this marker); Former Site of Amherst Post Office (a few steps from this marker); Dominion Public Building (a few steps from this marker); Jonathan McCully (a few steps from this marker); Sir Charles Tupper (a few steps from this marker); World Wars Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Trans Canada Highway (approx. 4.1 kilometers away); Un hommage à/A Tribute to Jacob (Jacques) Bourgeois (approx. 4.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amherst.

Also see . . . Robert Barry Dickey Bio. (Submitted on August 14, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 975 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 14, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.