Henry S. LeBlanc (September 4, 1865 – September 4, 1946) was a merchant and political figure in

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

, Canada. He represented Yarmouth County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1897 to 1911 as a

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member.

Early life

He was born in

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, the son of Andrew LeBlanc and Marie Ann Pothier.

Career

LeBlanc served as a member of the municipal council for Argyle. He was a member of the province's Executive Council from 1906 to 1911. He was named to the

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in 1920 and served until the Council was abolished in 1928. LeBlanc was Inspector of Old Age Pensions for

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from 1933 until his death in 1946.

Death

He died in

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on September 4, 1946, at the age of 81.

Personal life

He was married twice: to Agnes d'Entremont in 1891 and later to Theresa A. d'Eon.

References

* ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958) 1865 births 1946 deaths Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLCs People from Yarmouth County Politicians of Acadian descent {{Liberal-NovaScotia-MLA-stub