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It appears that Cosby was always in some kind of turmoil within the military and the governing body, a condition which continued until his death. Accounts of his actions must be tempered by the fact that his correspondence did not survive and accounts are only from the other perspectives.
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of Nova Scotia and a military man. Through this connection, Cosby was appointed major in the 40th regiment and was stationed in Nova Scotia around 1721. He looked to be appointed lieutenant governor in 1725 but the appointment went to
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This was a time when the governor was often absent as was the case with Philipps. Cosby refused to follow orders given by Armstrong and also was appointed lieutenant governor of
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His wife was Anne Cosby, who freed her three black slaves in 1788.
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Richard Philipps
governor
Lawrence Armstrong
Nova Scotia Council
Annapolis Royal
John Doucett
John Adams (merchant)
Cosby House, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
Collections of the Nova Scotia Historical Society
"Cosby, Alexander"
Dictionary of Canadian Biography
University of Toronto Press
Lawrence Armstrong
Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
Richard Philipps
Paul Mascarene
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Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia

List of lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia
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Hobby
Caulfeild
Nicholson
Caulfeild
Vetch

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