The happiness of every country depends upon the character of its people, rather than the form of its government.

Life

Haliburton was born in Windsor Nova Scotia the son of William Hersey Otis Haliburton a lawyer judge and political figure and Lucy Chandler Grant. Exhibited her pictures at the Royal Academy the Gallery of British Artists and at other institutions in London. L.

He was the first international best-selling author from what is now Canada and played a significant role in the history of Nova Scotia prior to its entry into Confederation. Thomas Chandler Haliburton (December 17 1796 – August 27 1865) was a politician judge and author in the British Colony of Nova Scotia.