Lewis Tessier was an English

England

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-born merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented St. John's West

St. John's West

St. John's West was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 2003.This riding was created in 1949 when Newfoundland joined the Canadian Confederation....

 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

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 from 1870 to 1882 as a Liberal.

He was born in Newton Abbot

Newton Abbot

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, Devon

Devon

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 and came to Newfoundland with his brother Peter Germon in 1835. The brothers established the mercantile company P. & L. Tessier in 1847. By the 1870s, the firm had become one of the largest fishing supply and fish export businesses in Newfoundland. Tessier was opposed to union with Canada. He died in St. John's

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...

in 1884.

His former residence in St. John's is now the home of the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador.