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Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Congdon, H. S. (Harris Sinclair), 1856-1932
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Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Congdon, H. S. (Harris StClair), 1856-1932
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Description area
Dates of existence
1856-1932
History
Harris Sinclair (StClair) Congdon was born on June 18, 1856, in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia.
He moved to Dartmouth in 1885 where he became principal of Dartmouth High School. He was also a journalist and editor of the Atlantic Weekly for many years. In 1923, in semi-retirement at the age of sixty-seven, Congdon became a leading figure and publicist for the Maritime Rights movement. He served as president of the Maritime Club of Halifax and as editor of the club's publication, Maritime Rights.
In 1879, he married Sarah Jane Artz (1852–1929). He died on February 14, 1932, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.