John George Pyke

John George Pyke (4 January 1744 – 3 September 1828) was an English-born merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia.

[8][9] At St. Paul's, Halifax in August, 1772, Pyke married Elizabeth Allan, the daughter of Major William Allan by his wife Isabella, daughter of Sir Eustace Maxwell.

John Pyke inherited his stepfather's properties, including a brewery and land on Spring Garden Road, in 1781.

Pyke also served as magistrate in charge of the police, fire warden and colonel in the local militia.

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