He represented Lunenburg County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1863 to 1865 as a Liberal-Conservative.
He was born in Annapolis, Nova Scotia, the son of Caleb Slocumb and Sarah Lennahan.
Slocumb was educated at Bowdoin College in Maine, continuing his studies in medicine in Philadelphia and London.
He lived in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia and died there in office at the age of 54.
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