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Stephen Binney (March 24 1805 – January 17 1872) was a merchant shipbuilder and political figure in Nova Scotia. He was the first mayor of Halifax serving from 1841 to 1842.He was born in Halifax the son of Hibbert Newton Binney who was the son of Jonathan Binney and Lucy Creighton. He married Emily Pryor in 1828. In 1841 after having been elected mayor he clashed with Lieutenant-Governor Lord Falkland during the visit of a prince of the House of Orleans.