Joseph Howe - Halifax, Nova Scotia
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The statue of Joseph Howe was erected on the grounds of Province House in 1904, the centennial of Howe's birth. Province House in Halifax is where the Nova Scotia legislative assembly has met every year since 1819. It is at 1726 Hollis Street.
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date Posted: 06/29/2022
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The work of Quebec sculptor Louis-Philippe Hébert, the larger-than-life bronze statue depicts Howe dressed in a suit and coat fashionable at the time. He stands in a position as if giving a speech in front of a large crowd. It was the first public statue in Nova Scotia of someone who had been born in the province.
From Wikipedia: "Joseph Howe, PC (December 13, 1804 – June 1, 1873) was a Nova Scotian journalist, politician, public servant, and poet. Howe is often ranked as one of Nova Scotia's most admired politicians and his considerable skills as a journalist and writer have made him a provincial legend.
In 1835, Howe was charged with seditious libel, a serious criminal offence, after the Novascotian published a letter attacking Halifax politicians and police for pocketing public money. Howe addressed the jury for more than six hours, citing example after example of civic corruption. The judge called for Howe's conviction, but swayed by his passionate address, jurors acquitted him in what is considered a landmark case in the struggle for a free press in Canada.
The next year, Howe was elected to the assembly as a liberal reformer, beginning a long and eventful public career. He was instrumental in helping Nova Scotia become the first British colony to win responsible government in 1848. He served as premier of Nova Scotia from 1860 to 1863 and led the unsuccessful fight against Canadian Confederation from 1866 to 1868. Having failed to persuade the British to repeal Confederation, Howe joined the federal cabinet of John A. Macdonald in 1869 and played a major role in bringing Manitoba into the union. Howe became the third Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia in 1873, but died after only three weeks in office." (
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