Thomas Chandler Haliburton

Thomas Chandler Haliburton
Haliburton, c. 1836
Member of Parliament for Launceston
In office 1859–1865
Preceded by	Josceline Percy
Succeeded by	Alexander Henry Campbell
Personal details
Born	17 December 1796 (1796-12-17) Windsor, Nova Scotia
Died	27 August 1865 (1865-08-28) (aged 68) Isleworth, England
Political party	Conservative Party (UK)
Spouses	Louisa Neville ​ ​ (m. 1816; died 1840)​ Sarah Harriet Owen Williams ​ ​ (m. 1856)​
Children	Lord Haliburton Robert Grant Haliburton *Susanna Haliburton Weldon
Parent	William Hersey Otis Haliburton (father)
Relatives	James Burton (property developer) (cousin) James Burton (Egyptologist) (cousin) Henry Burton (physician) (cousin) Decimus Burton (cousin)
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Thomas Chandler Haliburton (17 December 1796 – 27 August 1865) was a Nova Scotian politician, judge, and author. He made an important political contribution to the state of Nova Scotia before its entry into Confederation of Canada. He was the first international best-selling author of fiction from what is now Canada. In 1856, he immigrated to England, where he served as a Conservative Member of Parliament. He was the father of the British civil servant Lord Haliburton and of the anthropologist Robert Grant Haliburton.