Simon d'Entremont (October 28, 1788 – September 6, 1886) was a farmer and political figure in

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, located on its east coast. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and Population of Canada by province and territory, most populous province in Atlan ...

Acadian The Acadians (; , ) are an ethnic group descended from the French who settled in the New France colony of Acadia during the 17th and 18th centuries. Today, most descendants of Acadians live in either the Northern American region of Acadia, ...

descent. He represented Argyle township in the

Nova Scotia House of Assembly The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (; ), or Legislative Assembly, is the deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia, and together with the lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia makes up the Nova Scotia Legislature. The assembly is ...

from 1836 to 1840. D'Entremont and Frederick Armand Robicheau, elected in the same election are believed to be the first Acadians elected to a legislative assembly in North America. (

Joseph Winniett Joseph Winniett (1726–1789) was a public official, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He was the first Acadian elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. He represented Annapolis Township from 1761 to 1765 and Annapolis County from ...

, whose mother was Acadian, was the first Acadian to serve in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1761.) He was born in

West Pubnico, Nova Scotia West Pubnico or Pubnico-Ouest is a small Acadian fishing village located 42 km from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia on Nova Scotia Route 335. West Pubnico is one of the top fishing ports in Nova Scotia by value of landings, and ...

, the son of Benoni d'Entremont and Anne-Marguerite Pothier. In 1810, he married Elizabeth Larkin. D’Entremont married Élisabeth Thériault in 1831 after the death of his first wife. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1840. D'Entremont served as a justice of the peace for

Yarmouth County Yarmouth County is a rural county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It has both traditional Anglo-Scottish and Acadian French culture as well as significant inland wilderness areas, including over 365 lakes and several major rivers. It com ...

and was customs officer for the ports of Argyle from 1854 to 1864. He died in East Pubnico.

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Photograph, Simon d'Entremont, McCord Museum of Canadian History
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dentremont, Simon 1788 births 1886 deaths 19th-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly Politicians of Acadian descent People from Yarmouth County