Nathaniel Stephen Appleby
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Nathaniel Stephen Appleby (February 27, 1820 – after 1883) was an Ontario
Ontario
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 businessman and political figure. He represented Hastings East
Hastings East
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 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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 as an independent Conservative from 1875 to 1883.

He was born in Prince Edward County
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, Upper Canada
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 in 1820, the son of Thomas Dorland Appleby, and educated in Belleville
Belleville, Ontario
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. He operated flour mills near Shannonville. In 1842, he married Sarah Maria Lewis. Appleby was reeve for Tyendinaga Township
Tyendinaga, Ontario
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 from 1851 to 1870 and warden for Hastings County
Hastings County, Ontario
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 from 1858 to 1862. He also served as justice of the peace. He was defeated by William Parker Hudson
William Parker Hudson
William Parker Hudson was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Hastings East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1883 to 1894 as a Conservative member....

 for the Hastings East seat in 1883.

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