Benjamin Amedeé LeBlanc (February 4, 1879 – June 29, 1946) was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Richmond County from 1916 to 1925 and Richmond County & Cape Breton West from 1925 to 1928 as a Liberal-Conservative member.
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime Provinces, and one of the four provinces that form Atlantic Canada. Its provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the second-smallest of Canada's ten provinces, with an area of 55,284 square kilometres (21,300 sq mi), including Cape Breton and another 3,800 coastal islands. As of 2016, the population was 923,598. Nova Scotia is Canada's second-most-densely populated province, after Prince Edward Island, with 17.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (45/sq mi).
He was born in Arichat, Nova Scotia, the son of Benjamin LeBlanc and Virginia Landry. LeBlanc was educated at St. Francis Xavier University and Dalhousie University. In 1922, he married Euphemia Brown MacMillan. LeBlanc served as a captain in the Canadian Army medical corps during World War I. He was a minister without portfolio in the province's Executive Council from 1925 to 1928. LeBlanc was physician for the port of Arichat from 1931 to 1946. He died in Arichat at the age of 67.
Arichat is a Canadian village in Nova Scotia. It is one of the oldest communities in the province, dating back to the 18th century.
St. Francis Xavier University is a primarily undergraduate university located in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a member of the Maple League, a group of primarily undergraduate universities in Eastern Canada.
Dalhousie University is a public research university in Nova Scotia, Canada, with three campuses in Halifax, a fourth in Bible Hill, and medical teaching facilities in Saint John, New Brunswick. Dalhousie offers more than 4,000 courses, and 180 degree programs in twelve undergraduate, graduate, and professional faculties. The university is a member of the U15, a group of research-intensive universities in Canada.
