John Wesley Weldon

John Wesley Weldon

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. The Parish of Weldford, formed in 1828, in the county of Kent; is partly named in honour of him. Weldford is a combination of the surnames Weldon and Ford. It was named for Supreme Court Judge, John Wesley Weldon who was the first Member of the Provincial Legislature for the County of Kent after separation from Northumberland County in 1826. He was sole member for quite some time until a second representative was added. This man was J.P. Ford of Halifax, Nova Scotia and he constructed the Ford Mill at the mouth of the Coal Branch River, Weldford, Kent Co., NB.

His son Charles Wesley later served in the Canadian House of Commons.

References

* [http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=08546 "The Canadian biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men ..." (1881)] Entry for Charles Wesley Weldon
* [http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=40262 Biography at the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"] Biography of Susanna Lucy Anne Haliburton


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