Isaac LeVesconte was a Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

 businessman and political figure. He represented Richmond in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 as a Conservative

Conservative Party of Canada (historical)

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 member from 1869 to 1874.

He was born at Saint Aubin

Saint Aubin, Jersey

Saint Aubin is a port in the Channel Island of Jersey. It opens out to a bay of the Gulf of Saint-Malo.Originally a fishing village at the opposite end of Saint Aubin's Bay from the town of Saint Helier, Saint Aubin is now the hub of the parish of St. Brelade. Its name refers to Saint Aubin of...

 in Jersey

Jersey

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 in 1822, was educated at Saint Helier

Saint Helier

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, Jersey, and came to Arichat

Arichat, Nova Scotia

The village of Arichat is one of the oldest communities in Nova Scotia, dating back to the 18th century. It is a district of Richmond County on Isle Madame....

 on Isle Madame

Isle Madame

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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 Nova Scotia House of Assembly

Nova Scotia House of Assembly

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 in 1863 for Richmond County

Richmond County, Nova Scotia

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 and served as financial secretary from 1863 to 1864. He was elected to the House of Commons in an 1869 by-election after the death of William Croke and retired from politics in 1874.

LeVesconte died in Arichat, in 1879.

His grandson, Isaac Duncan MacDougall

Isaac Duncan MacDougall

Isaac Duncan MacDougall was a National Government, Conservative and Progressive party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Strathlorne, Nova Scotia and became an auditor, barrister, journalist and student....

, later served in the House of Commons.