About Robert Barry Dickey:
Robert Barry Dickey was a Father of Confederation. A close friend of Charles Tupper, Robert Barry Dickey was a member of the Nova Scotia Legislative Council for nine years. He was a delegate to the Charlottetown and Quebec Conferences but felt that the financial terms were not fair to Nova Scotia. It wasn't until the terms were improved in 1866 that he supported Confederation. Robert Barry Dickey was appointed to the new Senate of Canada in 1867.
Confederation Conferences Attended:
- Charlottetown Conference 1864
- Quebec Conference 1864
Birth and Death:
- Born 10 November 1811 in Amherst, Nova Scotia
- Died 14 July 1903 in Amherst, Nova Scotia
Profession:
Lawyer and judge
Political Party:
Conservative
Political Career of Robert Barry Dickey:
- Robert Barry Dickey was appointed to the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia in 1858.
- Robert Barry Dickey was a delegate for Nova Scotia to the Charlottetown and Quebec Conferences, but would not support the financial terms of the Quebec Resolutions. He was replaced by John William Ritchie for the London Conference. With the more generous terms resulting from the London Conference, Robert Barry Dickey supported Confederation.
- He was one of 12 members of the Nova Scotia Legislative Council appointed to the new Senate of Canada after Confederation. He sat as a Conservative.
- Robert Barry Dickey died while in office in 1903 at the age of 92.
