Annapolis Royal - Notable Residents

Notable Residents

  • Sir William Williams, 1st Baronet, of Kars was born at Annapolis Royal. - The most distinguished native of Annapolis Royal living in the nineteenth century was the Hon Sir William Williams, Bart, known from his distinguished services in the Crimean war as the "hero of Kars. '
  • Noel Doiron was born at Port Royal.
  • Daurene Lewis - first black woman mayor in North America
  • Rose Fortune - considered first black woman police officer in Canada

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