23rd New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
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The 23rd New Brunswick Legislative Assembly represented New Brunswick
between February 18, 1875 and May 14, 1878.
Samuel Leonard Tilley
served as Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick.
William Wedderburn was chosen as speaker.
The Conservative Party led by George E. King
formed the government.
In 1876, an informal accommodation was reached with Roman Catholic
s in the province with respect to religious instruction in schools. Where the arrangement was agreeable to the local school board, religious instruction could be carried out in buildings owned by the Church and rented to the province for use as public schools. http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=40945
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New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
between February 18, 1875 and May 14, 1878.
Samuel Leonard Tilley
Samuel Leonard Tilley
Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley, PC, KCMG was a Canadian politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation. Tilley was descended from United Empire Loyalists on both sides of his family...
served as Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick.
William Wedderburn was chosen as speaker.
The Conservative Party led by George E. King
George E. King
George Edwin King was a New Brunswick lawyer, politician, jurist, and the second and fourth Premier of New Brunswick in the Canadian Confederation....
formed the government.
In 1876, an informal accommodation was reached with Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
s in the province with respect to religious instruction in schools. Where the arrangement was agreeable to the local school board, religious instruction could be carried out in buildings owned by the Church and rented to the province for use as public schools. http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=40945
List of Members
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| St. John County | Henry A. Austin Henry A. Austin Henry Albert Austin was a merchant and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Saint John County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1875 to 1878.... |
| George E. King | |
| Joseph Coram William Elder William Elder (Canadian politician) William Elder was a Presbyterian clergyman, journalist and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented St... (1875) |
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| Edward Willis Edward Willis Edward Willis was a journalist and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented St. John County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1870 to 1882.... |
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| York | J.J. Fraser John James Fraser John James Fraser was a New Brunswick lawyer, judge, and politician.John Fraser was born at Beaubears Island, Northumberland County, New Brunswick. He married twice, the first time in 1867 to Martha Cumming. She died in 1871 and in 1884 he married Jane M... |
| Thomas F. Barker Thomas F. Barker Thomas F. Barker was a political figure in New Brunswick. He represented York County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1875 to 1878 as a Conservative member.... |
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| Robert Robinson Robert Robinson (Canadian politician) Robert Robinson was an Irish-born merchant, ship owner and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented York in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1870 to 1878.... |
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| Hiram Dow | |
| Westmorland | Edward J. Smith Edward J. Smith (politician) Edward John Smith was a merchant and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Westmorland County from 1875 to 1878 as a Liberal member.... |
| Angus McQueen Angus McQueen Angus McQueen was a merchant and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Westmorland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1866 to 1878.... |
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| J.A. Humphrey John A. Humphrey John Albert Humphrey was a mill owner and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Westmorland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1872 to 1878 and from 1883 to 1890 as a Liberal-Conservative.... |
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| Thomas Pickard Thomas Pickard (politician) Thomas Pickard was a college teacher and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Westmorland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1875 to 1878 as a Liberal member.... |
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| King's | John Herbert Crawford John Herbert Crawford (politician) John Herbert Crawford was a lawyer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented King's County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1870 to 1882 as a Liberal member.... |
| John Flewelling | |
| Robert E. McLeod | |
| Queen's | Walter S. Butler Walter S. Butler Walter Scott Butler was a political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Queen's County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1867 to 1870 and from 1872 to 1882.... |
| Francis Woods Francis Woods Francis Woods was a businessman and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Queen's County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1874 to 1882 as a Liberal member.... |
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| Charlotte | James Murchie James Murchie James Murchie was a farmer, businessman and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Charlotte County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1875 to 1878 as a Liberal member.... |
| Benjamin Robert Stephenson Benjamin Robert Stephenson Benjamin Robert Stephenson was a lawyer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Charlotte County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1882. His surname also appears as Stevenson in some sources.He was born in St... |
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| James McKay James McKay (New Brunswick politician) James McKay was a farmer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Charlotte County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1875 to 1878 as a Liberal member.... |
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| Thomas Cottrell Thomas Cottrell Thomas Cottrell was a political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Charlotte County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1874 to 1882 as a Liberal member.... |
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| Northumberland | W.M. Kelly William Moore Kelly William Moore Kelly was a businessman and politician in New Brunswick. He represented Northumberland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1867 to 1878.... |
| William Swim William Swim William Swim was a lumberman and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Northumberland in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1874 to 1878.... |
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| Lemuel J. Tweedie Lemuel John Tweedie Lemuel John Tweedie was a politician from Chatham, New Brunswick.His law partner in Chatham for a time was Richard Bedford Bennett, later Prime Minister of Canada and Max Aitken for a time was his office boy.... |
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| Allan A. Davidson Allan A. Davidson Allan A. Davidson was a lawyer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Northumberland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1874 to 1882 and from 1896 to 1899 as a Conservative member.... |
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| Sunbury | William E. Perley William E. Perley William Edward Perley was a farmer, lumberman and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Sunbury County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1854 to 1870, from 1874 to 1882 and from 1890 to 1895 as a Liberal-Conservative.He was born in Maugerville, New Brunswick,... |
| John S. Covert John S. Covert John Stewart Covert was a ship builder and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Sunbury County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1868 to 1881 as a Liberal member.... |
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| Kent | Henry O'Leary Henry O'Leary Henry O'Leary was an Irish-born businessman and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Kent County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1873 to 1878.... |
| Urbain Johnson Urbain Johnson Urbain Johnson was a farmer and political figure in Province of New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Kent County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1869 to 1870, from 1874 to 1882 and from 1895 to 1908 as a Liberal member.He was born and educated at Saint-Louis-de-Kent, New... |
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| Gloucester | Kennedy F. Burns Kennedy Francis Burns Kennedy Francis Burns was a Canadian businessman and politician.Born in Thomastown, Republic of Ireland, he emigrated to British North America. He worked as a clerk for a merchant at Chatham, New Brunswick and bought his employer's store at Bathurst in 1863. In 1865, Burns married Harriet McKenna... |
| T. Blanchard Théotime Blanchard Théotime Blanchard was a teacher, farmer, merchant and politician in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada... Patrick G. Ryan Patrick G. Ryan Patrick George Ryan was a leather manufacturer and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Gloucester County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1876 to 1895 as a Liberal.... (1876) |
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| Carleton | John S. Leighton John S. Leighton John Stewart Leighton was a farmer, merchant and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Carleton County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1874 to 1886 as a Liberal member.... |
| Randolph K. Jones Randolph K. Jones Randolph Ketchum Jones was a lawyer and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Carleton County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1874 to 1878.... |
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| Restigouche | Archibald McKenzie Archibald McKenzie Archibald McKenzie was a political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Restigouche County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1875 to 1878.... |
| John Phillips John Phillips (Canadian politician) John Phillips was an English-born political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Restigouche County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1870 to 1878 as a Liberal member.... |
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| Albert | Alexander Rogers Alexander Rogers (Canadian politician) Alexander Rogers was a merchant and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Albert County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1875 to 1878 and Albert in the Canadian House of Commons from 1878 to 1882 as a Liberal member.He was born in Hopewell Hill, New Brunswick,... |
| James Ryan James Ryan (Canadian politician) James Ryan was a political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Albert County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1870 to 1878 as a Liberal member.... |
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| Victoria | William B. Beveridge William Blackwood Beveridge William Blackwood Beveridge was a merchant and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Victoria County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1874 to 1882 as a Liberal-Conservative member.... |
| Madawaska | Lévite Thériault Lévite Thériault Lévite Thériault was a land owner and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Victoria County from 1868 to 1874 and Madawaska County from 1874 to 1882 and from 1886 to 1894 in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick.Of Acadian descent, he was born in Saint-Basile, New Brunswick, the... |
| City of St. John | William Wedderburn William Wedderburn (Canadian politician) William Wedderburn, QC was a lawyer, journalist, judge and political figure in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada... |
| William H.A. Keans Robert Marshall Robert Marshall (New Brunswick politician) Robert Marshall was an insurance agent and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented the City of St. John in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1876 to 1882 as a Liberal member.... (1876) |
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