John George Pyke

John George Pyke

John George Pyke (ca 1743 – September 3 1828) was an English-born merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax County from 1785 to 1799 and Halifax Township from 1799 to 1800 and from 1802 to 1818 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly .

He was the son of John Pyke and Ann Scroope and came to Nova Scotia with his parents in 1750. His father was killed at Dartmouth by the Mi'kmaqs the following year. Two months later, his mother married Richard Wenman. In 1772, Pyke married Elizabeth Allan, the sister of John Allan. He inherited his stepfather's properties, including a brewery, in 1781. Pyke also served as magistrate in charge of the police, fire warden and colonel in the local militia. He was also Grand Master for the Freemasons. He died in Halifax.

His daughter Anne married James Irvine, a merchant and politician in Lower Canada.

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