# Beamish Murdoch

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Canadian politician (1800–1876)

Beamish Murdoch Beamish Murdoch Born (1800-08-01)August 1, 1800 Halifax, Nova Scotia Died February 9, 1876(1876-02-09) (aged 75) Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada Occupations Lawyer, historian, and political figure Notable work A History of Nova-Scotia, Or Acadie

**Beamish Murdoch** (August 1, 1800 – February 9, 1876) was a lawyer, historian, and political figure in [Nova Scotia](/source/Nova_Scotia). He represented Halifax township in the [Nova Scotia House of Assembly](/source/Nova_Scotia_House_of_Assembly) from 1826 to 1830.

He was born in [Halifax](/source/City_of_Halifax), Nova Scotia, the son of Andrew Murdoch and Elizabeth Beamish. His family had come to Nova Scotia from the North of Ireland. His grandfather, a Presbyterian minister, Rev. James Murdoch served several parishes in the Province for 23 years. Murdoch was admitted to the Nova Scotia bar in 1822. In 1824, he was elected vice-president of the Charitable Irish Society in Halifax.

He also contributed articles to the *Acadian Recorder* and the *Acadian Magazine or Literary Mirror*. Murdoch was defeated by [Stephen Wastie Deblois](/source/Stephen_Wastie_Deblois) when he ran for reelection in 1830; he was an unsuccessful candidate again in 1836 and 1840. He served as president of the Halifax Temperance Society. In 1841, Murdoch became clerk for the Central Board of Education and, in 1852, was named record for the city of Halifax. Between 1865 and 1867, he published *A History of Nova-Scotia, Or Acadie*.

He died in [Lunenburg](/source/Lunenburg%2C_Nova_Scotia) at the age of 75. He is buried with a gravestone at the [Hillcrest Cemetery (Lunenburg, Nova Scotia)](/source/Hillcrest_Cemetery_(Lunenburg%2C_Nova_Scotia)).[1]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Archives, Nova Scotia (October 18, 2009). ["Nova Scotia Archives - Cemetery Records at Nova Scotia Archives"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160914222124/https://novascotia.ca/archives/cemeteries/tombstones.asp?ID=105). *novascotia.ca*. Archived from [the original](https://novascotia.ca/archives/cemeteries/tombstones.asp?ID=105) on September 14, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2026.

- Pryke, K.G. (1972). ["Murdoch, Beamish"](https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/murdoch_beamish_10E.html). In Hayne, David (ed.). *[Dictionary of Canadian Biography](/source/Dictionary_of_Canadian_Biography)*. Vol. X (1871–1880) (online ed.). [University of Toronto Press](/source/University_of_Toronto_Press).

- [Marble, Allan Everett](/source/Allan_Marble) (1977). [*Nova Scotians at Home and Abroad: Including Biographical Sketches of Over Six Hundred Native Born Nova Scotians*](https://archive.org/details/novascotiansatho0000marb). Lancelot Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-88999-074-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-88999-074-6).

## External links

- [Works by or about Beamish Murdoch](https://archive.org/search.php?query=%28%28subject%3A%22Murdoch%2C%20Beamish%22%20OR%20subject%3A%22Beamish%20Murdoch%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22Murdoch%2C%20Beamish%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22Beamish%20Murdoch%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22Murdoch%2C%20B%2E%22%20OR%20title%3A%22Beamish%20Murdoch%22%20OR%20description%3A%22Murdoch%2C%20Beamish%22%20OR%20description%3A%22Beamish%20Murdoch%22%29%20OR%20%28%221800-1876%22%20AND%20Murdoch%29%29%20AND%20%28-mediatype:software%29) at the [Internet Archive](/source/Internet_Archive)

- [*A History of Nova-Scotia, Or Acadie*](https://archive.org/details/ahistorynovasco00murdgoog). Vol. I. Halifax: J. Barnes. 1865.

- [*A History of Nova-Scotia, Or Acadie*](https://archive.org/details/ahistorynovasco01murdgoog). Vol. II. Halifax: J. Barnes. 1866.

- [*A History of Nova-Scotia, Or Acadie*](https://archive.org/details/ahistorynovasco02murdgoog). Vol. III. Halifax: J. Barnes. 1867.

[Portals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents/Portals):
- [Biography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Biography)
- [History](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:History)
- [Canada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Canada)
- [Nova Scotia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Nova_Scotia)

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