Benjamin DeWolf (died after 1836) was a merchant and political figure in

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. He represented Hants County in the

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from 1824 to 1836. He was the son of

Loran DeWolf Loran DeWolf (April 7, 1754 – after 1818) was a political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Windsor Township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1811 to 1818. He was born in Connecticut, the son of Nathan DeWolf and Lydia Kirtlan ...

and Mary Fox. Dewolf married Sarah Lovett (or Leavitt). He was elected to the assembly in an 1824 by-election held after

William Hersey Otis Haliburton William Hersey Otis Haliburton (September 3, 1767 – July 7, 1829) was a lawyer, judge, and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Windsor Township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1806 to 1811, and represented Hants Cou ...

was appointed a judge. DeWolf lived in

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