Two political works also demonstrate Haliburton's lifelong interest in Canadian affairs: The Bubbles of Canada (1839) and a shorter pamphlet, A Reply to the Report of the Earl of Durham (1839). His other historical writings include The English in America (1851) and Rule and Misrule of the English in America (1851). A General Description of Nova Scotia (1823) was followed by a more ambitious, 2-volume work, An Historical and Statistical Account of Nova Scotia (1829). His first book was published in 1823 when he was 27. Haliburton's reputation lies in the many substantial works in provincial history, political pamphlets and fiction that he wrote from 1823 to 1860. He retired from politics in England in 1865. There Haliburton settled at Isleworth and in 1859 became the Tory MP for Launceston. He relinquished direct participation in his business endeavours when he moved to England following his retirement from the bench. While a judge, and in addition to his family and social life and his writing, Haliburton was an active businessman. In 1854 he was appointed to the NS Supreme Court but retired 2 years later because of ill health. Three years later he was elevated to the bench. Gregarious and ambitious, he soon founded a law practice in Annapolis Royal and established a sufficient local reputation to become an MLA in 1826.
Following graduation in 1815 he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1820. An Anglican, he was educated at King's Collegiate School and King's College, Windsor, NS. Haliburton was a born Tory, whose father and grandfather had been lawyers and judges. Thomas Chandler Haliburton, author, judge, politician (b at Windsor, NS d at Isleworth, Eng ).
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