Sebastian Zouberbuhler

Sebastian Zouberbuhler (c. 1710 – January 31, 1773) was a merchant and justice of the peace from Nova Scotia. Born in Switzerland, he emigrated to North America and worked as an agent and merchant who recruited German Protestants to immigrate to North America. During Britain's occupation of Louisbourg he traded goods and invested in the city. When the city was returned to France he moved to Halifax to continue his trading business.

In 1753 he was appointed a justice of the peace for Lunenburg; the appointment of a Halifax merchant was negatively received by the community, and his decision to licence taverns increased his unpopularity. Later that year the town suspected Zouberbuhler of possessing a letter that confirmed that the town did not receive their proper allottment of supples, and Zouberbuhler had to hide from a mob. In 1759 he was elected to represent the town in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, and a few years later was appointed to the Nova Scotia Council. He died in 1773 in Lunenburg.