Nathan Utley was an American

United States

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-born sailor and political figure in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

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. He represented Yarmouth in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1799 to 1804.

He was born in Hampton, Connecticut

Hampton, Connecticut

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, the son of Jeremiah Utley and Mary Frink. He was married twice: first to Hannah Durkee in 1762 and then to the widow Anna Ellenwood (née Clarke) in 1781. Utley came to Yarmouth

Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

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 with his family in 1770. He served as justice of the peace

Justice of the Peace

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and customs collector. Utley died in office in 1804.