Elisha DeWolf, Jr.

Elisha DeWolf, Jr. (March 14, 1801 – September 27, 1850) was a political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Kings County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1830 to 1836.

He was born in Horton, Nova Scotia (later Wolfville), the son of Elisha DeWolf and Margaret Ratchford. In 1826, he married Mary Eliza, the daughter of John Starr. DeWolf was postmaster at the village of Mud Creek in Upper Horton township. He petitioned to have the post office renamed to Wolfville, in honour of his father; the name was changed in 1830. DeWolf died in Sackville, New Brunswick, while travelling between Bathurst, New Brunswick and the United States.

References

A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958, Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958)
Cuthbertson, B Upper Horton becomes Wolfville, Wolfville & Grand Pré: Past and Present (1996) ISBN 0-88780-360-1

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