Thomas Blezard
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Thomas Blezard was an Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

 political figure. He represented Peterborough East
Peterborough East
Peterborough East was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario...

 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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 as a Liberal member from 1879 to 1902.

He was born in Otonabee Township, Peterborough County
Peterborough County, Ontario
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, Upper Canada
Upper Canada
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 in 1838. In 1865, he married Mary Meikle. He served on the township council for nine years and the county council for five years.

Blezard Valley near Sudbury was named after him.

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