Stephen Stanley Hessian (October 2, 1891 – November 5, 1962) was a lawyer and political figure on

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has seve ...

. He represented

5th Kings 5th Kings was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island (french: Assemblée législative ...

from 1920 to 1923 and

3rd Kings 3rd Kings was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island (french: Assemblée législativ ...

from 1935 to 1939 and from 1955 to 1962 in the

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as a

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. He was born in

Georgetown, Prince Edward Island Georgetown is a community located within the municipality of Three Rivers in Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is the Capital of Kings County. Previously incorporated as a town, it amalgamated with the town of Montague, the rural ...

, the son of Thomas G. Hessian and Hannah Cummings, and was educated at Saint Dunstan's College.Normandin, Al ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1938'' In 1928, he married Blanche Wickham. Hessian was speaker for the provincial assembly from 1935 to 1939. Hessian died in

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at the age of 71 while representing the province at a

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conference.

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Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island Liberal Party MLAs 1891 births 1962 deaths {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub