John George Pyke
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John George Pyke (4 January 1744 – 3 September 1828) was an English-born merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax County from 1779 to 1793 and Halifax Township from 1793 to 1800 and from 1802 to 1818 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.[1] He also became head of the Police department.[2] He survived the Raid on Dartmouth (1751) but his father Abraham did not.[3][4][5]