▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁In fer ior ▁Court ▁of ▁Common ▁Ple as ▁for ▁Col chester ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 3 ▁was ▁commission ed ▁as ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁milit ia ▁regiment . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁made ▁the ▁first ▁complete ▁survey ▁of ▁the ▁town ship ▁and ▁its ▁villages . ▁ ▁By ▁then ▁a ▁prominent ▁local ▁figure , ▁F ult on ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Assembly ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 9 ▁( the ▁ 8 th ▁General ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ). ▁ ▁He ▁joined ▁Edward ▁Mort imer ▁of ▁P ict ou ▁and ▁William ▁C ott nam ▁Ton ge ▁of ▁Hal if ax ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁" country ▁party " ▁that ▁opposed ▁powerful ▁Hal if ax ▁mer ch ants ▁al lied ▁with ▁then ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor , ▁Sir ▁John ▁W ent worth ▁and ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Council , ▁who ▁fav oured ▁development ▁of ▁Hal if ax ▁town ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁rural ▁areas ▁and ▁were ▁known ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁as ▁the ▁" court ▁party ". ▁ ▁The ▁country ▁party ▁took ▁three ▁of ▁four ▁Hal if ax ▁County ▁seats ▁cont ested , ▁including ▁F ult on ▁who ▁finished ▁third . ▁( At ▁the ▁time ▁all ▁candidates ▁campaign ed ▁county - wide ▁with ▁the ▁top ▁four ▁finish ers ▁receiving ▁the ▁four ▁available ▁seats .) ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Assembly , ▁F ult on ▁however ▁voted ▁independently ▁on ▁matters ▁and ▁would ▁at ▁times ▁side ▁with ▁court ▁party ▁members . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁on ▁Assembly ▁comm itte es , ▁particularly ▁ones ▁dealing