Stephen March

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Stephen March (died June 2, 1880) was a merchant and politician in Newfoundland. He served in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1852 to 1869. [1]

The son of William March, he was born in Old Perlican and went into business there as a supplier to the local fishery. March was opposed to confederation with Canada and he was defeated as an anti-Confederate candidate in 1869. He retired to Torquay, England, where he died in 1880. [1]

The business that he established, S. March & Sons, continued under the ownership of his sons Stephen and Nathaniel. [1]

In 1854, he published The present condition of Newfoundland : with suggestions for improving its industrial and commercial resources. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "March, Stephen". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador . p. 452.


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