Isaac LeVesconte (August 12, 1822 – October 26, 1879) was a

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businessman and political figure. He represented

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in the

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as a

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member from 1869 to 1874. He was born at Saint Aubin in

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in 1822, was educated at

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, Jersey, and came to

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at the age of 12. LeVesconte worked in his family's company which sold goods to fisherman and imported and exported goods, including dried fish. He was put in charge of the operation at Arichat in 1855. LeVesconte was elected to the

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in 1863 for Richmond County and served as financial secretary from 1863 to 1864. He was elected to the House of Commons for the

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in an 1869 by-election after the death of William Croke. LeVesconte retired from politics in 1874 and died in Arichat in 1879. His grandson, Isaac Duncan MacDougall, later served in the House of Commons.

Electoral record

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