- Joseph Crandall
Joseph Crandall (ca 1761 –
February 20 1858 ) was aBaptist minister and political figure inNew Brunswick . He represented Westmorland County in theLegislative Assembly from 1820 to 1822.He was born in
Tiverton, Rhode Island , the son of Webber Crandall and Mercy Vaughan, and came toChester, Nova Scotia with his parents. After his father died, he went to Liverpool to work in the cod fishery and then worked for a time transporting lumber. He became a Baptist at the age of 35 after hearingJoseph Dimock andHarris Harding . After preaching in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick for a time, he became pastor for a church in Sackville and also established a church at Salisbury. He was elected to the province's legislative assembly in 1820 and 1821 but was forced to resign because he was a preacher. Crandall was named the first moderator for the New Brunswick Baptist Association in 1822. Crandall died in Salisbury.References
* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=3846 Biography at the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]
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