Ithiel Blake Nason (1839 – May 27, 1893) was an

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-born businessman and political figure in

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1888 to 1890. He was born in

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and came to Antler Creek in 1861, constructing a number of sawmills in the area. Nason married Mary Watson in 1877. He lived in Richfield. He was elected to the assembly in an 1888 by-election held after

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resigned his seat to run for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons. Nason died in

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at the age of 53.

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* 1839 births 1893 deaths American emigrants to pre-Confederation British Columbia Independent MLAs in British Columbia {{BritishColumbia-MLA-stub