Ezekiel Hart Esq. | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1770 Trois-Rivières, Province of Quebec |
| Died | 16 September 1843 (aged 73) Trois-Rivières, United Province of Canada |
| Spouse |
Frances Lazarus
(m. 1794; died 1821) |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, politician |
Ezekiel Hart (15 May 1770 – 16 September 1843) was an entrepreneur and politician in British North America. He is often said to be the first Jew to be elected to public office in the British Empire.[1]
He was elected twice by the voters of Trois-Rivières to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada. Some members consistently prevented him from taking his seat by observing that as a Jew, he could not take the oath of office, which included the phrase "on the true faith of a Christian".
- ^ "Ezekiel Hart". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
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