John Wesley Weldon
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John Wesley Weldon (ca 1809 – 1885) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Kent County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1828.
He married Frances Chandler, the daughter of judge Joshua Upham. Weldon practiced law in Richibucto, New Brunswick. He served as speaker for the legislative assembly from 1843 to 1850. In 1848, he married Susanna Lucy Anne Haliburton, the daughter of Thomas Chandler Haliburton, after the death of his first wife. They later moved to Saint John. In 1865, he was named judge in the Supreme Court of New Brunswick and moved to Fredericton.
His son Charles Wesley later served in the Canadian House of Commons.
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- The Canadian biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men ... (1881) Entry for Charles Wesley Weldon
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online Biography of Susanna Lucy Anne Haliburton
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