Thomas Barnard Flint
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Early life and education
He was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia,[1] the son of John Flint and Anne Barnard,[2] and was educated at the Wesleyan Academy in Sackville, New Brunswick and Harvard University.[3] He married Mary Ella Dane.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Career
He was called to the bar in 1872 and set up practice in Yarmouth.[2] In 1874, Flint married Mary E. Dane. He was high sheriff for Yarmouth County from 1883 to 1886.[3]
Political career
Flint was assistant clerk for the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1887 to 1891.[2] He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1873 and 1882[3] and ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in 1878. In 1902, Flint was named Clerk of the House of Commons and resigned his seat.[1] He served in that post until 1918. He died the following year in Yarmouth at the age of 71.[4]
He was editor of Bourinot's Parliamentary Practice and Procedure, 3rd edition, published in 1903.[4] Template:1891 Canadian federal election/Yarmouth Template:1896 Canadian federal election/Yarmouth Template:1900 Canadian federal election/Yarmouth
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