Caleb Rand BILL
1806 - 1872 (66 years)-
Name Caleb Rand BILL Birth 9 Jan 1806 Billtown, Cornwallis, Nova Scotia 
Gender Male Death 1 Feb 1872 Kings, Nova Scotia 
Siblings1 brother Person ID I15428 bmds Last Modified 26 Aug 2020
Father Asahel BILL, b. 7 Apr 1748, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut d. 10 Nov 1814, Kings, Nova Scotia (Age 66 years) Mother Mary RAND, b. 14 Mar 1763, Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia d. 27 Apr 1843, Billtown, Kings, Nova Scotia (Age 80 years) Family ID F6289 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Birth - 9 Jan 1806 - Billtown, Cornwallis, Nova Scotia 
Death - 1 Feb 1872 - Kings, Nova Scotia Pin Legend 
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Notes - Caleb Rand Bill (9 January 1806 – 1 February 1872) was a member of the Canadian Senate.
Born in Billtown, Nova Scotia, a town founded by his ancestors, he was a farmer before entering politics. In 1828, he married Rebecca Cogswell. He represented Kings County from 1855 to 1859 and the northern region of Kings County from 1863 to 1867 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. A Liberal-Conservative, he was appointed to the Senate on 23 October 1867 by a royal proclamation of Queen Victoria following Canadian Confederation earlier that year. He represented the senatorial division of Nova Scotia until his death. He was also governor for Acadia College, president of the county agricultural society and a member of the school commission.
His son William served as a member of the Nova Scotia assembly.