Leverett de Veber Chipman (October 20, 1831 – January 8, 1914) was a

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businessman and political figure. He represented

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in the

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as a

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member from 1870 to 1874. He was born in

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in 1831, the son of

William Henry Chipman William Henry Chipman (November 3, 1807 – April 10, 1870) was a Canadian politician and a member of the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Kings in Nova Scotia. He was born at Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, the son of Reverend William ...

and Sophia Araminta Cogswell. Chipman was educated at the Horton Academy and

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. He entered business as a hardware merchant in Cornwallis. In 1853, he married Nancy Leonard Moore. He was first elected to the House of Commons in 1870 after the death of his father, who had been elected in Kings in 1867. Chipman served as a lieutenant-colonel in the local militia. He was an agent for the

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. He was also auditor for the town of Kentville and clerk for

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. He died in Kentville in 1914.

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1831 births 1914 deaths Hardware merchants Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia {{NovaScotia-politician-stub