Halifax Club

Halifax Club

Formation	22 January 1862; 162 years ago (1862-01-22)
Type	Private club
Headquarters	1682 Hollis Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

The Halifax Club is a private club in Halifax, Nova Scotia that was established in 1862. The club serves as a meeting place for business-minded men and women. It is a place where they can "meet, toast the day's successes, dine or simply relax in a warm atmosphere of history and tradition."[1] The Club has a substantial art collection including a self-portrait of Benjamin West and a painting by Robert Field. The Club was built by George Lang.

History

On January 22, 1862, 15 distinguished gentlemen of Halifax met in the Hollis Street office of Robie Uniacke to organize what was to become known as The Halifax Club. These men, whose names served as a Who’s Who of Halifax at that time, were Edward Kenny, William A. Black, Mathers Byles Almon, Edward Binney, Captain W.W. Lyttleton, Colonel W.J. Myers, S.A. White, James C. Cogswell, Henry Pryor, John Tobin, Robert Morrow, Alfred G. Jones, M.B. Almon, Jr. and William Cunard. Many of these men were also members of the Charitable Irish Society of Halifax, North British Society and the Chebucto Grays.

Notable members

• Sir Robert Borden
• Sir Sandford Flemming
• Thomas Head Raddall
• Alexander Keith (Canadian politician)
• Charles Tupper
• Edward Kenny
• Sidney Culverwell Oland

Gallery

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  Halifax Club by George Lang (builder)
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  Halifax Club by George Lang (inset)
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  Halifax Club by George Lang (inset)
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  Benjamin West - Self Portrait
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  Sir George Prevost with sword from Nova Scotia House of Assembly to commemorate his victory at Martinique.[2] By Robert Field
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  Sir John Coape Sherbrooke, Lt. Gov. of NS (1811-1816) by Robert Field
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  Sir Henry Havelock: Hero of Lucknow

See also

• History of Nova Scotia
• List of gentlemen's clubs in Canada
• Military history of Nova Scotia

References

Texts

• The Halifax Club 1862-1987 (1986)
• The rules of the Halifax Club: established January 20th, 1862 (1863)

Endnotes

1. "The Halifax Club - General Pages - the Halifax Club". Archived from the original on 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
2. George Prevost. Canadian Biography - On line

External links

• The Halifax Club - Official Website

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