▁or ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁general ▁election , ▁the ▁ 5 9 th ▁overall ▁general ▁election ▁for ▁Nova ▁Scot ia , ▁for ▁the ▁ 6 0 th ▁General ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Nova ▁Scot ia , ▁but ▁considered ▁the ▁ 3 7 th ▁general ▁election ▁for ▁the ▁Canadian ▁province ▁of ▁Nova ▁Scot ia . <0x0A> </s> ▁Francis ▁E lias ▁Sp inner ▁( J anu ary ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 0 2 ▁– ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 8 9 0 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁politician ▁from ▁New ▁York . ▁He ▁was ▁Tre as urer ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁administrator ▁in ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁to ▁employ ▁women ▁for ▁cler ical ▁jobs . ▁ ▁Life ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁John ▁Peter ▁Sp inner ▁( born ▁in ▁Wer bach , ▁Baden , ▁ 1 8 ▁January ▁ 1 7 6 8 ; ▁died ▁in ▁German ▁Fl att s , ▁NY , ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁ 1 8 4 8 ), ▁a ▁Catholic ▁priest ▁who ▁became ▁a ▁Protest ant , ▁married ▁Mary ▁Mag dal ene ▁F idel is ▁Bru ment , ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 1 , ▁and ▁was ▁past or ▁of ▁two ▁German - spe aking ▁Dutch ▁Re formed ▁churches , ▁at ▁Her k imer ▁and ▁German ▁Fl att s ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Francis ▁Sp inner ▁was ▁the ▁el dest ▁of