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| | Historical Biographies, Nova Scotia: Richard Bulkeley (1717-1800). |
 | | Richard Bulkeley was, as already mentioned an aid-de-camp to Governor Cornwallis; and, indeed, he was to carry on in that capacity for a succession of governors, including Hopson and Lawrence. |
 | | Interestingly, Bulkeley was to be the "president of a chess, pencil, and brush club in Halifax from about 1787." He was a churchwarden at St. Paul's and a vestryman until his death; and, was, for a time, its organist and led the choir. |
 | | Bulkeley held down numerous governmental positions6 during his lifetime, many at the same time, including: Overseer of Public Works, Paymaster, Provincial Secretary (1757-92), Member of Council (1755-1800), Judge of the Vice-Admiralty Court (an office he held beginning in 1769), Master of the Rolls and Registry in Chancery (1789-1800). |
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