David Barker Stevenson (November 17, 1801 – March 3, 1859) was a businessman and politician in Canada West. He was born in Clinton, New York in 1801. After his father died, he moved to Hallowell Township in Upper Canada to work in his uncle's general store. After his uncle's death in 1833, he continued to operate the store in partnership with his aunt until 1848, when he formed a partnership with Thomas Nichol. In 1834, he became a magistrate in the

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. He also sold timber, real estate and operated a

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. In 1836, he became the president of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company in the Prince Edward District. He was a district councillor for the township from 1842 to 1849 and district warden from 1847 to 1849. In 1848, he was elected to the

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for Prince Edward; he was reelected in 1851 and 1854. He was also mayor of Picton in 1854. He supported John A. Macdonald in the assembly. He opposed representation by population and supported

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as capital of the province. He died in Picton in 1859.

External links

Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stevenson, David Barker 1801 births 1859 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada West People from Prince Edward County, Ontario Canadian magistrates Immigrants to Upper Canada 19th-century mayors of places in Ontario