John Esson (November 6, 1800 – March 4, 1860) was a merchant and politician in

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. He represented Halifax County in the

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from 1851 to 1863 as a Reformer. He also served as the president of the

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. He was born in

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, the son of Charles Esson and Elizabeth White, and came to Halifax around 1823. He learned the grocery trade from his uncle and later set up his own store, going on to establish a wholesale grocery firm. In 1836, he married Harriet Ann Leonard. Esson served as the president of the Halifax Fire Insurance Company from 1858 to 1863; Esson was chair of the province's public accounts from 1850 to 1860. He died in office in Halifax at the age of 49.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Esson, John 1800 births 1860 deaths Nova Scotia Reformer MLAs 19th-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly