John Glasier was a Canadian

Canada

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 lumberman and politician. His surname also appears as Glazier.

Born in Lincoln, New Brunswick

Lincoln, New Brunswick

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, the son of Benjamin Glasier, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

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 for Sunbury in the 1861 election. In 1842, he married Emmaline Garraty. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1865. A supporter of Confederation

Canadian Confederation

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, he was summoned to the Canadian Senate

Canadian Senate

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 in 1868 representing the senatorial division of Sunbury, New Brunswick. He died in office of cholera

Cholera

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 in Ottawa

Ottawa

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in 1894.

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