Stephen March (died June 2, 1880) was a merchant and politician in

Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

. He served in the

Newfoundland House of Assembly The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly is the unicameral deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It meets in the Confederation Building in St. Jo ...

from 1852 to 1869. The son of William March, he was born in

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and went into business there as a supplier to the local fishery. March was opposed to confederation with Canada and he was defeated as an

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candidate in 1869. He retired to

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, England, where he died in 1880. The business that he established, S. March & Sons, continued under the ownership of his sons

Stephen Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; ...

and Nathaniel. In 1854, he published ''The present condition of Newfoundland : with suggestions for improving its industrial and commercial resources''.

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Members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly 1880 deaths Year of birth uncertain Newfoundland Colony people {{Newfoundland-politician-stub