Henry Thomas d'Entremont (February 28, 1859 – March 30, 1920) was a merchant and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented Yarmouth County in the

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from 1916 to 1920 as a

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member.

Early life

He was born in Lower East Pubnico,

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,Henry T. d'Entremont fonds, Argyle Township Court House Archives
/ref> the son of George David d'Entremont and Catherine Murphy. His grandfather was

Simon d'Entremont Simon d'Entremont (October 28, 1788 – September 6, 1886) was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia of Acadian descent. He represented Argyle township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1836 to 1840. D'Entremont and Frederick ...

, the first Acadian elected to a legislative assembly in North America.

Career

He opened a general store in Lower East Pubnico in June 1883; he also shipped mackerel, lobster, halibut and blueberries for sale in the

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. D'Entremont married Sophia LeBlanc.

Death

He died in office in Lower East Pubnico at the age of 61.

References

* ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958) 1859 births 1920 deaths Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs People from Yarmouth County 20th-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly {{Liberal-NovaScotia-MLA-stub