Dettlieb Christopher Jessen

Who was Dettlieb Christopher Jessen?

Dettlieb Christopher Jessen was a German-born judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. His first name also appears as Detleff. He represented Lunenburg County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1785 to 1793.

He was born in Holstein and came to Halifax in 1751, settling in Lunenburg two years later. He was a wine cooper. Jessen served as lieutenant in the local militia, reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was also a justice of the peace, a judge in the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, registrar of deeds and a customs collector. Jessen married Francisca Barbara Rudolf in 1755. He died in Lunenburg at the age of 84.