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Encyclopedia > Hampton, New Brunswick

The town of Hampton, New Brunswick, Canada is located on the Kennebecasis River, 30 kilometres northeast of the City of Saint John. As of 2001 the population was 3,997. Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope restored) Official languages English, French Flower Violet Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Lieutenant-Governor Herménégilde Chiasson Premier Bernard Lord (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 10 10 Area Total  - Land  - Water    (% of total)  Ranked 11th 72 908 km² 71 450 km² 1... Kennebecasis River, pronounced ke-ne-buh-KAY-sis, is about 97 kilometres long and is in New Brunswick, Canada. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... Saint John is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...


The town was first settled by United Empire Loyalists in 1783. Between 1850 and 1965 (when county governments were abolished) it was the shire town of Kings County. Agriculture, particularly dairy farming, is the largest factor in the local economy. United Empire Loyalists is the name given to the portion of British Loyalists who resettled in British North America and other British Colonies as an act of fealty to King George III after the British defeat in the American Revolutionary War, and to recover lost fortunes (land and private property... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... A shire town is another term for county seat or county town, meaning the place a countys government is based. ... Kings County (2001 population 64,208) is located in southern New Brunswick, Canada. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


The town of Hampton is the birth place of John Peters Humphrey, one of the drafters of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights. John Peters Humphrey (April 30, 1905 – May 14, 1995) was a Canadian legal scholar, jurist, and human rights advocate. ...


The town of Hampton is also well known for two great canadian scholars, Sir Markus Perry, Sir Glenn Hall.


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