Joshua Mauger

Joshua Mauger
Esq.
Born
Joshua Mauger

25 April 1725
St John, Jersey, Kingdom of Great Britain
Died18 October 1788(1788-10-18) (aged 63)
Warborne, England, Kingdom of Great Britain
Occupation(s)Merchant
Politician
Parents
  • José Mauger (father)
  • Sarah Le Couteur (mother)

Joshua Mauger (April 1725 – 18 October 1788) was a prominent merchant and slave trader in Halifax, Nova Scotia (1749–60) and then went to England and became Nova Scotia's colonial agent (1762). He has been referred to as "the first great merchant and shipowner" in Halifax. He was a member of St. Matthew's United Church (Halifax). Along with prominent merchant Captain Ephraim Cook (mariner), Mauger pushed Governor Lawrence for an elected assembly (1757).

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