Haliburton, Thomas Chandler (1796-1865)

Canadian writer. He is best known for his magazine sketches under the pseudonym ‘Sam Slick’. Collected in three series of The Clockmaker, or Sayings and Doings of Sam Slick of Slickville 1836-40, they attracted much attention in England for their racy wit.

Haliburton became judge of Nova Scotia's Supreme Court in 1841. He retired in 1856 and went to England where he became a member of Parliament; he spent the rest of his life there.