Thomas Barnard Flint

Canadian politician (1847–1919)

Thomas Barnard Flint

4th Clerk of the House of Commons
In office
1902–1917
Preceded by| Sir John George Bourinot
Succeeded by| William Barton Northrup
Member of Parliament
In office
1891–1902
Preceded by| John Lovitt
Succeeded by| Bowman Brown Law
Constituency| Yarmouth
Personal details
Born| (1847-04-28)April 28, 1847
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Died| April 8, 1919(1919-04-08) (aged 71)
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Political party| Liberal
Alma mater|

* Wesleyan Academy
* Harvard University

Profession| Lawyer

Thomas Barnard Flint (April 28, 1847 - April 8, 1919) was a Canadian lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Yarmouth in the House of Commons of Canada from 1891 to 1902 as a Liberal member.[1]

## Early life and education

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He was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia,[1] the son of John Flint and Anne Barnard,[2] and was educated at the Wesleyan Academy in Sackville, New Brunswick and Harvard University.[3] He married Mary Ella Dane.[citation needed]

## Career

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He was called to the bar in 1872 and set up practice in Yarmouth.[2] In 1874, Flint married Mary E. Dane. He was high sheriff for Yarmouth County from 1883 to 1886.[3]

## Political career

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Flint was assistant clerk for the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1887 to 1891.[2] He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1873 and 1882[3] and ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in 1878. In 1902, Flint was named Clerk of the House of Commons and resigned his seat.[1] He served in that post until 1918. He died the following year in Yarmouth at the age of 71.[4]

He was editor of Bourinot's Parliamentary Practice and Procedure, 3rd edition, published in 1903.[4]

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1891 Canadian federal election: Yarmouth

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Thomas Barnard Flint | 1,732
| Liberal | J.R. Kinney | 1,157

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1896 Canadian federal election: Yarmouth

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Thomas Barnard Flint | 1,640
| Conservative | Jacob Bingay | 1,196

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1900 Canadian federal election: Yarmouth

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Thomas Barnard Flint | 1,756
| Conservative | Thomas Edgar Corning | 1,535

## References

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1. ^ a b c Thomas Barnard Flint – Parliament of Canada biography
2. ^ a b c Allison, David; Tuck, C.E. (1916). History of Nova Scotia. Vol. III. Halifax: A.W. Bowen & Co. pp. 592–594.
3. ^ a b c Gemmill, J.A., ed. (1891). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion. Ottawa: J. Durie & Son. pp. 129–130.
4. ^ a b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.

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