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Benjamin Lester (13 July 1724 – 25 January 1802) was a British politician and merchant involved in the Newfoundland fishery. He was born in Poole, England, the son of Rachell Taverner and Francis Lester, who was a merchant and also served as mayor of Poole, and the nephew of William Taverner. His father was involved in the Newfoundland fish trade and Lester went to Newfoundland around 1737, working for another merchant from Poole involved in the fishery. He married his cousin Susannah Taverner around 1750. After the death of his employers, he entered the fish trade on his own, partnering with his brother Isaac. His operations were based in the area of Trinity. During the 1760s, he began building a large brick house there, now preserved as the Lester-Garland house. In 1762, he was forced to

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rdfs:comment	Benjamin Lester (13 July 1724 – 25 January 1802) was a British politician and merchant involved in the Newfoundland fishery. He was born in Poole, England, the son of Rachell Taverner and Francis Lester, who was a merchant and also served as mayor of Poole, and the nephew of William Taverner. His father was involved in the Newfoundland fish trade and Lester went to Newfoundland around 1737, working for another merchant from Poole involved in the fishery. He married his cousin Susannah Taverner around 1750. After the death of his employers, he entered the fish trade on his own, partnering with his brother Isaac. His operations were based in the area of Trinity. During the 1760s, he began building a large brick house there, now preserved as the Lester-Garland house. In 1762, he was forced to (en)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Mayors of Poole United States 1790 British general election 1796 British general election Member of Parliament Saint-Pierre and Miquelon George Garland William Morton Pitt England Frederick Lester Newfoundland Colony people Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom) Michael Angelo Taylor Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador 1724 births France Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies 1802 deaths British MPs 1790–1796 William Taverner (surveyor) Pinniped Poole Poole (UK Parliament constituency) Charles Stuart (1753–1801) Colony of Newfoundland John Jeffery (c.1751-1822)
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has abstract	Benjamin Lester (13 July 1724 – 25 January 1802) was a British politician and merchant involved in the Newfoundland fishery. He was born in Poole, England, the son of Rachell Taverner and Francis Lester, who was a merchant and also served as mayor of Poole, and the nephew of William Taverner. His father was involved in the Newfoundland fish trade and Lester went to Newfoundland around 1737, working for another merchant from Poole involved in the fishery. He married his cousin Susannah Taverner around 1750. After the death of his employers, he entered the fish trade on his own, partnering with his brother Isaac. His operations were based in the area of Trinity. During the 1760s, he began building a large brick house there, now preserved as the Lester-Garland house. In 1762, he was forced to temporarily surrender Trinity to the French. Lester continued to return to Newfoundland for the fishing season until 1776. After that, he continued to manage operations from England and his business continued to expand until he owned a fleet of almost 30 ships, making his the largest in the area. Lester was also involved in the trade in seals. In England, he lobbied for the exclusion of the Americans from the fish trade. He also opposed the concession of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon to France. Lester served as mayor of Poole in 1779 and from 1781 to 1783 and was Member of Parliament representing Poole from 1790 to 1796. He was uncle to Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Parkinson Lester through his elder brother John Lester of Racquet Court. After his death in Poole in 1802, his son-in-law George Garland, who had married Lester's daughter Amy, took over the operation of the business which Lester had established. (en)
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is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	List of ministerial by-elections to the Parliament of Great Britain George Garland George Garland Jr. 1768 in Canada Frederick Lester George Richard Robinson Lester, Benjamin Michael Angelo Taylor List of Great Britain by-elections (1790–1800) List of MPs elected in the 1790 British general election Charles Stuart (British Army officer, born 1753) Poole (UK Parliament constituency)
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