Benjamin Weatherspoon Van Blarcom (April 4, 1823 – c. 1901) was a manufacturer and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented Digby County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1878 to 1882. He was born in

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, the son of Martin Van Blarcom and Sarah Leonard. Van Blarcom married Catherine Nickerson. He was involved in the production of

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s. Van Blarcom served as a

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. He was sheriff for

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from 1882 to 1886. He lived in

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References

* ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958) 1823 births Year of death missing Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs {{ProgressiveConservative-NovaScotia-MLA-stub