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Stephen Wastie Deblois (January 16, 1780 – December 26, 1844) was a businessman and political figure in
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. He represented Halifax township in the
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from 1830 to 1836. He was born in
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, the son of George Deblois and Sarah Deblois. He later moved to Halifax with his family near the end of the
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. After his father died in 1799, his mother took over the operation of the family business. Deblois became an auctioneer. He was a member of the
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and served as its vice-president. He had a family with Jane Catherine Witham and later married her. Deblois defeated
Beamish Murdoch Beamish Murdoch (August 1, 1800 – February 9, 1876) was a lawyer, historian, and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (; ), or Legislative ...
to become a member of the provincial assembly in 1830. He died in Halifax at the age of 64. His son George Wastie Deblois served in the assembly for Prince Edward Island.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Deblois, Stephen Wastie 1780 births 1844 deaths 19th-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly Businesspeople from New York City 19th-century American businesspeople