Shubael Dimock was a political figure in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

. He represented Newport township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly

Nova Scotia House of Assembly

The Nova Scotia Legislature, consisting of Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant Governor and the House of Assembly, is the legislative branch of the provincial government of Nova Scotia, Canada...

 from 1793 to 1799 and from 1826 to 1830; later, he represented Hants County from 1799 to 1820.

Dimock was born in Mansfield, Connecticut

Mansfield, Connecticut

Mansfield is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 20,720 at the 2000 census.Mansfield was incorporated in October 1702 from the Town of Windham, in Hartford County. When Windham County was formed on 12 May 1726, Mansfield then became part of that county...

, the son of Shubael Dimock and Eunice Marsh. Dimock moved to Nova Scotia with his father in 1759, where the elder Dimock moved to escape religious persecution because of his involvement in with the Separate Baptists. Like his father, Dimock also became a preacher; he also served as a magistrate.

Dimock was married twice. His first marriage, to Susan Macumber, produced six children. Shubael and Susan's fourth child, Ichabod

Ichabod Dimock

Ichabod Dimock was a farmer, magistrate and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Newport township from 1840 to 1855 and Hants County from 1855 to 1858 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Reformer....

, also served as a member of the provincial assembly. Dimock's second marriage, to Grace Irish, resulted in one son.

Dimock died in Newport at the age of 81.