Perez Martain Benjamin (October 23, 1791 – August 4, 1850) was a farmer and political figure in

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native En ...

. He represented Horton township in the

Nova Scotia House of Assembly The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (french: Assemblée législative de la Nouvelle-Écosse; gd, Taigh Seanaidh Alba Nuadh), or Legislative Assembly, is the deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia Each General Assembly of the ...

from 1836 to 1840 and from 1843 to 1847 as a Reformer. He was born in

Horton, Nova Scotia Wolfville is a Canadian town in the Annapolis Valley, Kings County, Nova Scotia, located about northwest of the provincial capital, Halifax. The town is home to Acadia University and Landmark East School. The town is a tourist destination due ...

, the son of Abel Benjamin and Eunice Rand. In 1815, Benjamin married Sarah Stephens. He died in Horton at the age of 58.

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* 1791 births 1850 deaths Nova Scotia pre-Confederation MLAs People from Kings County, Nova Scotia {{NovaScotia-MLA-stub